Helpage/News (14.04.2016) Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April), the first of its kind in east Africa.
The Guardian (14.04.2016) Critics say scheme under which working people claiming universal credit can be fined for failing to do enough to find more work is ‘political dynamite’
europa.eu (15.04.2016) Relevant facts and figures on the Healthy Workplaces Campaign for All Ages 2016-17: Promoting a sustainable working life
eldis.org (01.01.2016) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation s has started a policy-oriented research programme on Social Protection and Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment which aims to:
- gain a better understanding of how social protection policies and programmes can promote rural women’s empowerment as a strategy for rural poverty reduction
- identify good practices in social protection policies and programmes to ensure that both women and men have access to social protection benefits; and
Peacefmonline.com (15.04.2016) A total of 146,074 beneficiary households in the 185 districts under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme have been enrolled onto the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) electronic-payment platform.
Die Zeit (14.04.2016) Das deutsche Rentensystem ist in einer Dauerkrise. Immer weniger Beitragszahler müssen immer mehr Rentner finanzieren – auf Dauer funktioniert das nicht. Viele Menschen fragen sich deshalb: Werde ich im Alter arm sein?
Les Echos (13.04.2016) Confrontés à la chute de leur popularité, le SPD et la CDU veulent faire des retraites un thème clef. Objectif : stopper l’érosion des pensions.
Le Monde (12.04.2016) Selon l’étude annuelle « Besoins en main-d’œuvre » publiée mardi 12 avril par Pôle emploi avec le concours du Centre de recherche pour l’étude et l’observation des conditions de vie (Crédoc), les intentions d’embauche des employeurs progressent en 2016 de 5,1 % par rapport à 2015 et représenteraient 1 827 000 embauches potentielles (le plus haut niveau observé au cours des sept dernières éditions de l’enquête).
ILO (14.04.2016) 11.7 million poor children in South Africa are now covered by the social benefit which is having a positive impact on their daily lives.
Segundo a Segundo (12.04.2016) Como resultado del trabajo eficaz y efectivo que ha originado resultados tangibles para su derechohabiencia, la Asociación Internacional de Seguridad Social (AISS) entregó al Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) siete certificados de reconocimiento a sus buenas prácticas en beneficio de sus 13 millones de afiliados.
