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| ‘Double social grants for six months’ | News | National | M&G | https://mg.co.za/article/2018-09-07-00-double-social-grants-for-six-months | massetti | ||||||||
| Exploring youth targeted labour market and training programmes in the MENA region | socialprotection.org | Youth labour has been an increasing issue worldwide, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. |
http://socialprotection.org/learn/blog/exploring-youth-targeted-labour-market-a… | massetti | |||||||
| ASEAN to build disaster-responsive social protection programmes | Asia | fareasternagriculture.com (06.09.2018) Three ASEAN sectoral bodies – social welfare development, disaster management and health, together with Specialised Agencies of the United Nations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), other partners and civil society groups have announced the planned… |
Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.fareasternagriculture.com/events/event-news/asean-to-build-disaster-… | massetti | |||||
| G20 calls for a more inclusive future of work | G20 Argentina (07.10.2018) The G20 Employment Ministerial Meeting in Mendoza ended this afternoon with a joint declaration that calls for “an inclusive, fair and sustainable future of work.” It includes recommendations for addressing the gender gap, as well as the obstacles faced by people with… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.g20.org/en/press/press-room/press-releases/g20-calls-more-inclusive… | massetti | ||||||
| India: Gangwar stressed on signing of social security agreements among G-20 | india | Business Standard News (07.09.2018) Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar stressed on signing of social security agreements among G-20 countries at the meeting of labour and employment ministers of the grouping held in Argentina |
international_agreement | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gangwar-stressed-on-signi… | massetti | ||||
| More and wiser health-care spending could save millions of lives - The price of human lives | The Economist (26.04.2018) If universal health care is to become ubiquitous, politicians will have to act more boldly |
Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.economist.com/special-report/2018/04/26/more-and-wiser-health-care-… | massetti | ||||||
| With AI, jobs are changing but no mass unemployment expected – UN labour experts | UN News (04.09.2018) The rise of frontier technologies like Artificial Intelligence has caused fears of robots taking over blue-collar jobs, but a United Nations expert says humans still have the upper hand given their creativity and ability to form relationships. |
Proposition_SS_Monitor, Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/09/1018292 | massetti | ||||||
| Europe’s silent shift to self-employment | Europe | euractiv.com (03.07.2018) Self-employment is becoming more diversified in Europe and covers an increasing number of activities. But this small revolution raises issues when it comes to social protection. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/a-silent-shift-to-self-emplo… | massetti | |||||
| [Report] Spain's health system resilient despite economic crisis | spain | Euro.WHO (August 2018) The underlying principles and goals of the Spanish national health system continue to focus on universality, free access, equity and fairness of financing. The evolution of performance measures over the last decade shows the resilience of the health system to macroeconomic… |
Health promotion | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/publications/health-sy… | dfabbri | ||||
| Ghana: Future Of Pensions: The Mega Trends | ghana | modernghana.com (22.08.2018) It is the first time in the history of humanity where all five generations are living together. This is good news, however, it comes with its own challenges. One such challenge is the provision of social security for the citizenry. This article looks at three… |
Pensions | Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.modernghana.com/news/877238/future-of-pensions-the-mega-trends.html | massetti | ||||
| ADB reminds Asian countries: Ensure social protection for aging population | Asia | Business Mirror (21.08.2018) If Asian countries fail to adopt innovative employment and social protection measures, many citizens won’t be able to afford retirement, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
IF Asian countries fail to adopt innovative employment and social protection measures, many citizens won’t be able to afford retirement, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In an Asian Development Blog released on Tuesday, ADB Principal Social Development Specialist Sri Wening |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://businessmirror.com.ph/adb-reminds-asian-countries-ensure-social-protect… | dfabbri | |||
| España: Cuideo: El negocio de cuidar | spain | El Pa ís (22.08.2018) En España hay 1,2 millones de personas dependientes y, de ellas, el 26% se encuentra a la espera de recibir las prestaciones a las que tienen derecho, y que, en el mejor de los casos, solo cubren unas horas de atención al día. La crisis y la falta de recursos económicos de… |
Una situación que vivieron de cerca los hermanos Alejandro y Roberto Valdés, dos de los fundadores de Cuideo, junto con Adrià Buzón, cuando se vieron obligados a buscar un cuidador para su padre. "No encontraban a nadie que estuviera a la altura. Contactaron con |
Health promotion, Long-term care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/economia/2018/08/15/actualidad/1534347783_490131.html | dfabbri | |||
| UK: Gig economy demands raise risk of crashing for drivers for companies like Uber and Amazon | united kingdom | The Guardian (20.08.2018) Drivers and couriers for companies like Uber and Amazon may be at a higher risk of crashing because of the demands of gig economy work, a new study suggests. |
Drivers and couriers for companies like Uber and Amazon may be at a higher risk of crashing because of the demands of gig economy work, a new study suggests. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found that 42% of driv |
digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/20/gig-economy-demands-raise-uber… | dfabbri | |||
| Singapore: Noise-induced deafness cases down as workplace injury number falls | singapore | The Straits Times (20.08.2018) The number of noise-induced deafness cases in the workplace has plunged in the first half of 2018, a change that will help retain workers, especially the good ones, said some analysts. Overall, the picture is also brightening, according to the Manpower Ministry's… |
The number of noise-induced deafness cases in the workplace has plunged in the first half of 2018, a change that will help retain workers, especially the good ones, said some analysts. Overall, the picture is also brightening, according to the Manpower Ministry's preliminary figures on wo |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/noise-induced-deafness-cases-down-as-wor… | dfabbri | ||
| Suisse: Politique familiale - Les 38 semaines de congé parental vont secouer Berne | switzerland | TDG (20.08.2018) L’étude publiée ce lundi vivifiera les discussions à la commission du Conseil des États, à propos de l’initiative qui réclame quatre semaines de congé paternité. Se basant sur de récentes recherches, la COFF (Commission fédérale de coordination pour les questions familiales)… |
L’étude publiée ce lundi vivifiera les discussions à la commission du Conseil des États, à propos de l’initiative qui réclame quatre semaines de congé paternité. Se basant sur de récentes recherches, la COFF (Commission fédérale de coordination pour les questions familiales) propose dans son étud |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/38-semaines-conge-parental-secouer-berne/story/102560… | dfabbri | |||
| Australia: Cashless welfare card's effectiveness unclear, auditor general says | australia | The Guardian (17.07.2018) The government will push ahead with the expansion of its cashless welfare card trials, despite the auditor general finding it was unclear whether the program was actually reducing social harm. |
E-services, Social assistance | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/17/cashless-welfare-cards-e… | massetti | |||
| Life expectancy, Russia, pension ages | Russian Federation | mercatornet (18.08.2018) A few weeks ago we blogged about the Russian government’s proposed changes to their national pension scheme. The upshot was that the age of entitlement was going to be raised and many… |
A few weeks ago we blogged about the Russian government’s proposed changes to their national pension scheme. The upshot was that the age of entitlement was going to be raised and many people weren’t happy abou |
Old-age pensions | brics, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.mercatornet.com/demography/view/life-expectancy-russia-pension-ages… | dfabbri | ||
| Technology can help spring workers from the informality trap | blogs.worldbank.org (13.07.2018) Technology and what it will do to change how we work is the driving obsession of the moment. The truth is that nobody knows for sure what will happen – the only certainty is uncertainty. How then should we plan for the jobs that don’t yet exist? |
Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/technology-can-help-spring-workers-informalit… | massetti | ||||||
| Ghana: Thinking outside the box gives public insurance scheme a huge boost | ghana | ILO (14.08.2018) Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has an ambitious goal: to achieve universal health coverage. However, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) realized that its membership had plateaued at about 40 per cent of the population a few years ago and has remained… |
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has an ambitious goal: to achieve universal health coverage. However, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) realized that its membership had plateaued at about 40 per cent of the population a few years ago and has remained unchanged to date |
Health promotion, Health insurance | universal health coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_637525/lang--en… | dfabbri | ||
| [Report] WHO/Europe: Estonian health system review shows great progress and opportunities for improvement | estonia | Euro WHO (August 2018) This analysis of the Estonian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health-care provision, health reforms and health system performance. In 2017, the Estonian government took the historic step of expanding the revenue… |
This analysis of the Estonian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health-care provision, health reforms and health system performance. In 2017, the Estonian government took the historic step of expanding the revenue base of the health system |
Health promotion | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/publications/health-sy… | dfabbri | |||
| Zambia: Social protection programmes beneficial bridging the gap between the rich and the poor | Lusaka Times (15.08.2018) Government has revealed that strides in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in society through the successful implementation of Social protection programmes have so far yielded positive results. |
Government has revealed that strides in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in society through the successful implementation of Social protection programmes have so far yielded positive results. Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi said the num |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/08/14/social-protection-programmes-beneficial-… | dfabbri | |||
| France: Fusion des aides sociales - 3,5 millions de ménages subiraient une baisse, selon un rapport | france | Nouvel Obs (03.08.2018) Le dossier s'annonce déjà explosif pour le gouvernement. Un rapport confidentiel, que "le Monde" s'est procuré,… |
Le dossier s'annonce déjà explosif pour le gouvernement. Un rapport confidentiel, que "le Monde" s'est procuré, montre que le regroupement |
Social assistance | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20180803.OBS0531/fusion-des-aides-sociales-… | dfabbri | ||
| Togo : Togo: Les volontaires nationaux bénéficient d’une assurance maladie | togo | Information de Lome (15.08.2018) Au cours d’une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à Lomé, l’Institut nationale d’assurance maladie (INAM) a accepté de prendre désormais en compte 2 208 volontaires répartis sur l’ensemble du territoire national de même que leurs ayants-droits. Une… |
Au cours d’une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à Lomé, l’Institut nationale d’assurance maladie (INAM) a accepté de prendre désormais en compte 2 208 volontaires répartis sur l’ensemble du territoire national de même que leurs ayants-droits. Une convention portant sur le programme de couvertu |
Extension of coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lomeinfos.com/2018/08/togo-les-volontaires-nationaux-beneficient-du… | dfabbri | |||
| EPIC publishes first yearly thematic report on child and family policy developments in Europe | european union | Europa (14.08.2018) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published its annual thematic report. The report outlines changes and new developments during the past year in the area of child and family policies across the EU Member States. |
The year in child and family policyThe past year marked a number of important developments in the area of child and family policy in Europe. The presentation of the European Pillar of Social Rights has s |
Children | family | Published_SS_Monitor | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9177&furtherNews=… | dfabbri | ||
| US: Young people want to retire by 60 but experts say that's unlikely | United States | CNBC (14.08.2018) According to new research from Charles Schwab, which surveyed 2,000 young Americans aged 16 to 25, a resounding 76 percent think they'll have a better financial future than their parents. And they expect to retire, on average, at age 60. That's "seven years earlier than full… |
Young people are optimistic when it comes to their financial futures. According to new research from Charles Schwab, which surveyed 2,000 young Americans aged 16 to 25, a resounding 76 percent think they'll have a better financi |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/young-people-want-to-retire-by-60-but-experts-s… | dfabbri |