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Maroc: le gouvernement se félicite de la généralisation de la couverture sociale pour les professions libérales et les indépendants non salariés

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french.china.org Le Chef du gouvernement Saâd Dine El Otmani s'est félicité jeudi de l'application des décrets de généralisation de la couverture sociale et de santé pour les professions libérales et les indépendants non salariés. "Nous sommes heureux de la mise en application des dispositions de la loi relative à l'assurance maladie obligatoire, qui date de 2005, soit 14 ans après sa promulgation", s'est-il exprimé à l'ouverture des travaux du Conseil de gouvernement

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morocco
Global challenges
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Spending Uneven on Social Protection in Asia and Pacific, Reports Asian Development Bank

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sdg.iisd/news (03.09.2019) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has published progress reports on social protection indicators for 24 countries in Asia and 13 in the Pacific. The two sub-regional reports analyze 2015 data on social protection programmes, building on the Social Protection Index previously developed by the ADB. Each report updates the results of analyses conducted in 2016, which were based on 2012 data for the region. The publications focus on spending for social protection, including insurance, assistance and active labor market programs.

Regions / Country
Asia
Topics
Financing
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Spain à l’avant-garde on social protection for platform work?

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socialeurope (04.09.2019) While many were enjoying the summer break, Spanish courts were busily setting an example for the social protection of platform workers. Three recent judgments confirmed that Deliveroo ‘riders’ have in fact an employment relationship with the platform and should be considered as workers, not self-employed.

Regions / Country
spain
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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Japan estimates cast doubt over public pension sustainability

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Reuters (27.08.2019) Japan’s government unveiled estimates on Tuesday that showed public pension benefits steadily declining during coming decades, as it prepares to open up a debate on social security reforms needed to support an aging population.

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japan
Global challenges
Topics
Pensions
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France: Réforme des retraites : comprendre le débat sur l’âge pivot et la durée de cotisation

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lemonde.fr (30.09.2019) Emmanuel Macron a laissé entendre lundi que la notion d’« âge pivot » pourrait être remplacée par une durée de cotisation. Un débat qui n’est pas seulement sémantique.

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Topics
Pensions
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Creating access to social services using digital identity

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Punch Newspapers (01.09.2019) Nigerian government has intensified the capturing of Nigerians all over the world into its identity database. IFE OGUNFUWA examines the benefits of the digital identity

Regions / Country
Africa
nigeria
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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Maroc: Les allocations familiales accordées par la CNSS passent à 300 dirhams

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yabiladi (30.08.2019) Le conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi à Rabat sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saadeddine El Othmani, a adopté le projet de décret n° 2.19.750 modifiant le décret n°2.08.358 publié le 9 juillet 2008, établissant le montant d’allocation familiale accordée par la Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS).

Regions / Country
morocco
Topics
Family benefits
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Poverty in old age haunts millions of Asia's elderly

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BusinessMirror (31.08.2019) Millionsof informal workers in Asia are at risk of living out their golden years in poverty—unless countries act swiftly. In an Asian Development Blog, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Principal Social Development Specialist Sri Wening Handayani said vendors, day laborers, and others are being left out of the national pension system. Handayani said nearly 10 percent of the population of the Asia and Pacific region are above the age of 60.

Regions / Country
Asia
Topics
Old-age pensions

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Kenya: Population data will help us come up with robust social protection policies

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The Standard (29.08.2019)  If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the Government’s social protection programmes.  Although the Government runs a credible cash transfer programme covering the elderly, disabled, famine-sticken, orphans and vulnerable children, there is a general feeling that the data of potential beneficiaries of the programmes is not accurate If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the

Regions / Country
Africa
kenya
Topics
Conditional cash transfers
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Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis

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IPE (29.08.2019) he differences between the coverage ratios of Swiss municipal pension funds are “enormous” and in some cases there are big holes, according to analysis carried out by the think tank Avenir Suisse.

Regions / Country
switzerland
Topics
Pensions
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