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Maroc: Les allocations familiales accordées par la CNSS passent à 300 dirhams

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yabiladi (30.08.2019) Le conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi à Rabat sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saadeddine El Othmani, a adopté le projet de décret n° 2.19.750 modifiant le décret n°2.08.358 publié le 9 juillet 2008, établissant le montant d’allocation familiale accordée par la Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS).

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Kenya: Population data will help us come up with robust social protection policies

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The Standard (29.08.2019)  If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the Government’s social protection programmes.  Although the Government runs a credible cash transfer programme covering the elderly, disabled, famine-sticken, orphans and vulnerable children, there is a general feeling that the data of potential beneficiaries of the programmes is not accurate If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the

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Africa
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Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis

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IPE (29.08.2019) he differences between the coverage ratios of Swiss municipal pension funds are “enormous” and in some cases there are big holes, according to analysis carried out by the think tank Avenir Suisse.

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En Afrique du Sud, des logements gratuits pour les plus pauvres

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Le Monde (29.08.2019) Depuis la fin de l’apartheid, près de 3 millions de maisons ont été attribuées, mais plus de 2 millions de foyers sont encore sur liste d’attente. A ce jour, d’après les chiffres du gouvernement, près de 3 millions de logements de ce type ont été construits. Les heureux élus deviennent propriétaires sans débourser un sou et peuvent revendre leur bien au bout de huit ans.

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[Blog] US: Climate Migrants within the U.S. Will Need a Strong Health System

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Scientifuux American Blog Network (23.08.2019) We must ensure continuity of care for Americans who will be displaced from agricultural regions and coastal cities

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United States
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France: Réforme des retraites - ouverture surprise de Macron sur l'âge de départ

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Les Echos (27.08.2019) Le président de la République a indiqué lundi soir privilégier « un accord sur la durée de cotisation plutôt que sur l'âge » de départ à la retraite. Ce qui remet en question l'instauration d'un âge pivot à 64 ans, préconisée par le rapport Delevoye sous peine de décote.

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India: Thousands Of Job Losses Reveal Rising Risks To India's Demographic Dividend

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indiaspend (23.08.2019) The recent shedding of over 350,000 jobs in its automobile sector--and thousands elsewhere--is an indicator of the economic and social hurdles that jeopardise India’s demographic dividend, the growth opportunity afforded by the world’s second largest working-age population of 688 million people.

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US: Secondhand Smoke Remains an Occupational Health Issue

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EHS Daily Advisor (12.08.2019) Nearly one-fifth of nonsmokers were exposed to secondhand smoke at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a recently published study. The CDC reported that 19.9% of nonsmokers had some exposure on the job, and 10.1% had frequent exposures.

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G7 Biarritz Summit: The workplace equality challenge

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ILO (22.08.2019) ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has welcomed the decision to place the fight against inequality at the heart of this year’s G7 summit. Ryder, who will be attending the 24 to 26 August summit in Biarritz, France, called inequality one of the key challenges of our time.

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France: Protection universelle maladie (Puma)

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Capital (20.08.2019) Instaurée en 2016, la protection universelle maladie (Puma) est le régime de couverture santé qui s'est substitué à la Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU)   La réforme du régime de couverture maladie intervenue au 1er janvier 2016 visait à répondre à un triple but : èlargir la base des bénéficiaires, garantir la continuité des droits à la prise en charge des frais de santé, simplifier les démarches d'obtention.

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