Canberra Times (17.06.2015) Paid parental leave for tens of thousands of federal public servants has been plunged into limbo by the Abbott government's controversial cuts to the entitlement.
Namibian (17.06.2015) The Social Security Commission (SSC) will hold the first ever Namibia social protection conference in the capital next month to discuss social protection in the country.
The Guardian (15.06.2015) The standoff between Greece and its creditors over pensions is part of a much wider problem: the conflicts between economics, politics, a dependent society, and inefficient accounting
The Peninsula Qatar (16.06.2015) The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics in its fourth Human Development Report has called for amendments of relevant legislation that negatively affects the well-being of elderly people.
Vietnamplus (11.06.2015) Le Vietnam comptait jusqu’au 31 mai dernier 64,6 millions d’assurés santé, soit 71,4% de sa population, a annoncé Pham Luong Son, chef du département de réalisation de la politique d’assurance maladie de la Sécurité sociale du Vietnam.
apanews.net (15.06.2015) Le gouvernement sénégalais travaille à la mise en place d'un registre unique des ménages vulnérables pour mieux dérouler sa politique de protection sociale, a annoncé lundi à Dakar, Dr Anta Sarr Diacko, Déléguée générale à la protection sociale et à la solidarité nationale (DGPSN).
The Parliament Magazine (15.06.2015) EU employment policy took a hit during the austerity years at the start of the decade, but under the new commission things are starting to change, writes Maria João Rodrigues.
The Guardian (15.06.2015) Resolution Foundation puts a question mark over political feasibility of £12bn welfare cuts, including possible £5bn reduction in child tax credit
ghanaweb.com (12.06.2015) Ghana has mainstreamed issues with Persons with Disability (PWDs) into the National Social Protection Strategy and Poverty Reduction Interventions to enable them to develop their full potentials and participate in the national development process.
EurActiv (12.06.2015) Le lymphome non hodgkinien vient enfin d’être reconnu comme maladie professionnelle liée à l’emploi de certains pesticides, selon un décret paru mardi 9 juin au Journal officiel. «Une avancée importante» pour l’association Phyto-victimes, qui espère élargir la liste.
