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Calidad del empleo se daña en Amèrica Latina: Cepal

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eluniversal (12.08.2019) México, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Perú están entre los países en donde la calidad del empleo se deteriora, advirtió la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal). De acuerdo con el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019, en esas naciones se ha incrementado el número de trabajos por cuenta propia, modalidad en la que hay menos prestaciones de protección social, así como remuneraciones y condiciones laborales menos favorables.

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Brazil pension reform debate expected to widen in Senate

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Reuters (08.08.2019) Brazil’s Senate is expected to consider extending pension reform to states and municipal governments as it moves to vote on a bill overhauling the social security system, lawmakers said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes

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Maroc: Abdellatif Mortaki : «La CNSS est prête à assurer la couverture médicale et sociale des travailleurs non salariés»

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Aujourd'hui le Maroc (10.08.2019) Soixante ans après sa création, le régime de sécurité sociale géré par la CNSS permet à des millions de Marocains de bénéficier d’une panoplie complète de prestations. En effet, la CNSS est considérée aujourd’hui comme l’assureur social de référence et acteur majeur de la couverture sociale et médicale au Maroc.

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China: Aging population spurs integrated elderly care services

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China.org.cn (07.08.2019) In February this year, the National Health Commission (NHC) launched a pilot program - the Internet Plus Nursing Services - in six provincial-level regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, in an attempt to make use of nurses' spare time to provide door-to-door nursing services. Under the program, discharged patients and disabled people can apply for registered nurses to serve them at home via an online system.

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Cameroun - Digitalisation: Lancement officiel des quittances numériques - Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale

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La caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS) a procédé le 2 août 2019 au lancement officiel des quittances numériques d'encaissement des cotisations sociales, en présence du directeur des Finances et du Patrimoine, Hortense Asim Abisone, représentante du Directeur Général.

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Sri Lanka has second highest welfare coverage in Asia

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conomynext (06.08.2019) Sri Lanka has the second highest welfare coverage in Asia, albeit with low spending per person, while other forms of social protection are below par, the Asian Development Bank said. The Social Protection Indicator for Asia Report said that Sri Lanka has the second highest social assistance (welfare assistance and child, elderly and disability assistance) coverage, reaching 54.7 percent of the programs' intendent recipients, behind Thailand's 60 percent.

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Japan: Practical debate needed on public pension system

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The Japan Times (09.07.2019) The public pension system and people’s concern over their retirement finances emerged as a key campaign issue for the upcoming Upper House election after a Financial Services Agency council report estimated that a model household of retirees dependent on pension benefits to cover their expenses would face a shortfall of ¥20 million if they lived to the age of 95.

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La Sécurité sociale britannique s’allie à Amazon pour conseiller les malades

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usbeketrica.com (12.07.2019) « Alexa, je crois que j’ai la grippe… ». Désormais, les Britanniques peuvent se plaindre à l'assistant vocal d'Amazon de leur état de santé : la Sécurité sociale locale mise sur cette technologie pour dispenser des conseils médicaux.

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France: L’aide médicale réservée aux sans-papiers dans le viseur du gouvernement

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Le Monde (96.08.2019)  A la demande du gouvernement, une mission de l’inspection générale des affaires sociales et de l’inspection générale des finances étudie des pistes de réforme de ce dispositif réservé aux sans-papiers.

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Ireland: Ageing population will put strain on system - report

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RTE (05.08.2019) The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems and economic competitiveness.

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