Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (April 2016) This literature review assesses the evidence on internal migrants’ participation in social protection schemes. Internal migrants often risk being ineligible for social protection owing to a combination of population registration and residency requirements. However, even when eligible, they may in practice not participate.
ILO (26.04.2016) The ILO works with unions and the government in China to reduce the impact of stress and poor ergonomics on workers.
Vienna Online (26.04.2016) Die Zahl der Arbeitsunfälle in Österreich ist laut einer Statistik der AUVA um drei Prozent zurückgegangen. Am häufigsten verletzt man sich bei der Arbeit an Maschinen oder mit Werkzeug.
Iceland Review (25.04.2016) If a bill proposed in parliament by Minister for Health Kristján Þór Júlíusson is approved, heath care costs will increase for 120,000 Icelanders, 37,000 of them retirees, RÚV reports.
socialeurope.eu (25.04.2016) Have the negative economic consequences brought about by the financial crisis made European welfare states unaffordable? Iain Begg writes that while there is some validity to criticisms of welfare spending, the welfare state performs a number of core functions that ensure it will continue to be around for the foreseeable future. He also notes that European welfare states have shown a greater capacity for change than is often recognised, with the shift toward a system that gives priority to social investment making a real difference in several countries.
lemonde.fr (25.04.2016) Si, le 5 juin, les Suisses votent « oui » à la proposition de création d’un « revenu de base universel et inconditionnel », la Confédération helvétique vivra une petite révolution : chaque citoyen suisse, actif ou inactif, SDF ou banquier, jeune ou âgé, recevra un revenu versé par l’Etat.
Ciber Cuba (22.04.2016) La Empresa cubana de Soluciones Informáticas (Softel), que forma parte delGrupo Empresarial de la Informática y las Comunicaciones, obtuvo la categoría de Champion Project (Proyecto Campeón) en los Premios 2016 de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información, que serán otorgados en mayo por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT).
Slate (24.04.2016) La structure par âge des dépenses publiques de santé et de retraite implique bien un transfert intergénérationnel. Mais se fait-elle forcément au détriment des jeunes?
Irish Times (22.04.2016) Prime minister Manuel Valls yesterday gave his support to a dramatic reform of France’s incomprehensible social welfare system, which would eventually transform 10 different types of welfare payments into a single “common base coverage” of €400 per month, with top-ups for some recipients.
indian Express (22.04.2016) With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term.
