baltictimes (03.01.2019) The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been amended as of January 1 and several new regulations have entered into force in Estonia as a result, including an updated procedure for submitting an occupational accident report as well as the content thereof.

adb.org (21.08.2018) Extending social protection to all jobs will facilitate labor market mobility.

hurriyetdailynews. (26.12.2018) The social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statistical authority announced on Dec. 26. The social protection expenditures rose by 13.7 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to Turkish Statistical Institute’s (TÜİK) figures. It noted 98.1 percent of all of the social protection expenditures were consisted of social protection benefits - 375.5 billion Turkish liras ($102.9 billion).

Les Echos (07.01.2019) Le gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier.

Fiji Sun (06.01.2019) Two years ago, the Fiji National Provident Fund and the International Social Security Association (ISSA) signed a memorandum of agreement in Panama to establish an ISSA Pacifi c desk to be hosted by the Fund.

Development Pathways (31.12.2018) Here’s a curious tale about two very different forms of social protection: one is much loved by researchers, the media and donors, but its charms are debatable; the other is too often shunned by academia, commentators and funders despite holding greater promise and staying-power. We could call them ‘cash transfers’ and ‘social security,’ writes Rasmus Schjoedt.

El País (03.01.2019) El mercado laboral ha vuelto a acabar un año con más de 19 millones de ocupados afiliados a la Seguridad Social. Es la primera vez que esto ocurre desde diciembre de 2007. Entonces fueron 19,37 millones y en 2018 han sido 19,02 millones de afiliados, según datos publicados este jueves por el Ministerio de Trabajo. Esto ha sido posible porque en diciembre ha crecido la cifra media de cotizantes en 78.541 trabajadores.

Le Monde (02.01.2019) L’Agirc et Arrco ne font plus qu’un. L’impact sur les salariés ? Ils vont voir leurs points convertis, mais surtout leurs cotisations modifiées.  Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle tous cotisent, et l’Agirc, qui ne concerne que les cadres. Ces derniers disposent donc, à terme, de deux pensions complémentaires. Cette dualité a disparu le 1er janvier 2019.

Valeurs actuelles (20.12.2018)  Selon un magistrat spécialiste de la fraude fiscale, 1,8 million de numéros de Sécurité sociale seraient attribués avec de faux documents. Une arnaque qui coûterait 14 milliards d’euros par an.

Zambia Daily Mail (31.12.2018) Accidents and contraction of diseases at the place of work have long been a nightmare of many a worker not only in Zambia but all over the world, more so for those in inherently dangerous industries such as extraction and manufacturing.
Apparently, majority of accidents resulting in life-threatening diseases and deaths have been and are significantly preventable, according to experts in occupational health.