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Zimbabwe: Include informal sector on safety data, NSSA urged

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The Herald (05.10.2017) Government has urged the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to include the informal sector when gathering data on occupational health and safety. Speaking at the official opening of the NSSA National Conference on Safety and Health at Work in Harare yesterday, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said the informal sector needed to be included in all programmes as they contributed significantly to the country’s economy.

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zimbabwe
Topics
Occupational accidents and diseases

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Maroc: La CNSS s'apprête à gérer la couverture sociale et médicale des Travailleurs non salariés

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H24info (07.10.2017) La Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS) s'apprête à gérer la couverture sociale et médicale des Travailleurs non salariés (TNS), une catégorie sociale qui représente 5,86 millions de personnes, soit 55% de la population active occupée, a affirmé samedi, à Marrakech, le directeur général de cet établissement public, Saïd Ahmidouch.

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morocco
Topics
Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

[Opinión] Argentina: Las nuevas tecnologías impulsarán la reforma laboral integral | El Cronista

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El Cronista (03.10.2017) La introducción de las nuevas tecnologías provocan inexorablemente la reformulación del modelo de relaciones laborales para adaptar el trabajo humano a las nuevas formas de organizar, de realizar y de desarrollar la producción o la investigación sobre la producción de bienes y servicios.

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argentina
Topics
Employment

Romania spends little on social protection related to housing

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romania-insider (03.10.2017) Romania was among the last countries in European Union for the expenditure allocated from the national GDP for social protection related to housing. Romania spent less than 0.1% of its GDP, similar to other countries such as Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus or Slovakia.

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romania
Topics
Financing

Suisse: Les syndicats veulent encadrer la numérisation du monde du travail

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RTS (02.10.2017) Avec la numérisation de la société, la moitié des emplois actuels pourrait disparaître d'ici vingt ans, selon une étude de l'Université d'Oxford. L’USS demande que les travailleurs bénéficient davantage des progrès de la numérisation du travail.

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switzerland
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers

[Report] Extending coverage: Social protection and the informal economy

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European Commission (2017) Many of the workers in the formal economy can take certain things for granted: a regular income, health insurance, unemployment benefits if they lose their jobs, and a pension when they retire. Such things are a distant dream for workers in the informal economy, who in many countries make up most of the workforce.

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Extension of coverage

Occupational pensions, a hidden Swiss treasure

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swissinfo.ch (15.09.2017) Occupational pension plans, obligatory since 1985, have considerable economic and social significance in Switzerland. The savings, which are now managed by pension funds and insurance companies, far exceed gross domestic product (GDP) and the reserves of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). 

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switzerland
Topics
Pensions

Impact of the digital healthcare revolution on health insurance

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European Economic and Social Committee (20.09.2017) The EESC believes that equal access to healthcare, one of the main objectives of health policies, can benefit from digital support provided certain conditions are met: equal geographical coverage; bridging the digital divide; interoperability among the various components of the digital architecture (databases, medical devices); and protection of health data which must under no circumstances be used to the detriment of patients.

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Health
Service quality
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Big Data
Business processes
Service delivery
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France: Présentation du PLFSS - Ce qui va changer dans les prestations familiales à la garde d'enfants

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20minutes (02.10.2017) Que l’on ait recours à une assistante maternelle ou que l’on place ses enfants en crèche : les modes de gardes des tout-petits ont un coût qui pèse sérieusement sur le budget des parents, un coût que nombre d’entre eux financent grâce aux prestations familiales. Mais le calcul de ces aides va être modifié. Le gouvernement, qui entend « faire du soutien aux familles les plus fragiles l’une de ses grandes priorités » a présenté ce jeudi son projet de loi de finances de la Sécurité sociale (PLFSS) 2018.

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france
Topics
Family benefits