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| [Report] ILO: Long-term care protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries | ILO (2015) Due to the global demographic ageing, all countries are challenged by growing long-term care (LTC) needs for older persons. However, these needs are largely ignored and range very low on the policy agendas of most countries. |
Health promotion, Demographic change | http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource_ressou… | fabbri | ||||||
| Les Suisses se déclarent pour l’élévation de l’âge de la retraite | switzerland | TDG (12.02.2018) Les Romands en revanche sont opposés à travailler plus longtemps. Ils estiment que les rentes AVS ne sont pas menacées. |
L’augmentation de l’âge de la retraite fait son chemin dans l’esprit des Suisses. Pour la première fois, une majorité s’y déclare favorable. C’est du moins ce qui ressort du grand sondage annuel de Vimentis qui a interrogé en ligne plus de 22'000 personnes dans toutes les régions du pays. L’assoc |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/suisses-declarent-elevation-lge-retraite/story/287969… | fabbri | ||
| [Interview] France:Travailleurs détachés «Des contrôles stricts, c'est vraiment le cœur du sujet» | france | Le Figaro (13.02.2018) Pour l'économiste Rémi Bourgeot, les mesures annoncées par l'exécutif ce lundi s'inscrivent dans la continuité de l'accord européen d'octobre sur le travail détaché. |
INTERVIEW - Pour l'économiste Rémi Bourgeot, les mesures annoncées par l'exécutif ce lundi s'inscrivent dans la continuité de l'accord européen d'octobre sur le travail détaché. Sanctions financières plus sévères, «name and shame», pouvoirs renforcés des préfets et de l'inspection du trav |
Employment, Migration, Error, evasion and fraud | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2018/02/12/20002-20180212ARTFIG00246-des-con… | fabbri | |||
| US: State should help seniors get long-term care without going broke | United States | The News Tribune (12.02.2018) They don’t come to us because of their best-laid plans; they show up when there is a crisis.An example of a common family experience is when Mom might have a stroke or other diagnosis that impacts her independence. Maybe she is seen in the hospital and then referred… |
As the owner of two adult family homes, I meet people on a regular basis who are unprepared when entering the long-term care system. They don’t come to us because of their best-laid plans; they show up when there is a crisis. An example of a common family experience is when Mom mi |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article199439259.html | fabbri | ||
| UK: Shared parental leave take-up may be as low as 2% | united kingdom | BBC News (12.02.2018) Around 285,000 couples are eligible every year for shared parental leave, but take-up "could be as low as 2%", the Department for Business said. Around half of the general public are still unaware the option exists, nearly three years after it was introduced, the government… |
A new publicity drive is aiming to encourage higher take-up of shared parental leave. Around 285,000 couples are eligible every year for shared parental leave, but take-up "could be as low as 2%", the Department for Business said. Around half of the general public are still unawar |
Family benefits, Parental leave | family | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43026312 | fabbri | ||
| [Blog] Germany: Social Security Contributions for internet platforms such as Uber, Airbnb and MyHammer? | germany | Lexology (05.02.2018) The Statutory Accident Insurance (Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung) has recently argued that operators of internet platforms such as Uber, Airbnb and MyHammer should be included in the accident insurance system like any other employer. Accident insurance is one… |
The Statutory Accident Insurance (Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung) has recently argued that operators of internet platforms such as Uber, Airbnb and MyHammer should be included in the accident insurance system like any other employer. Accident insurance is one branch of the social |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Information and communication technology, Social policies & programmes | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=64d66a84-6d5d-4460-bd7d-a0de275d… | fabbri | ||
| Estonian eHealth and the blockchain | estonia | gemalto.com (21.06.2017) In less than a year after the Estonian eHealth Foundation announced that it planned to use blockchain technology to secure the public health records of Estonia's 1.3 million citizens, a ground-breaking system was up and running. The system facilitates improved access to… |
Tiny Estonia is a world leader in digital citizenship and the provision of secure, safe online government services. So it's no surprise that the country is also leading the way when it comes to one of the biggest buzzwords in tech today: the blockchain and what to do with it First published on Ju |
Health, Information and communication technology | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.gemalto.com/review/Pages/Estonian-eHealth-and-the-blockchain.aspx | ruggia | |||
| Medical Records on the Blockchain - Estonia and Dubai Case Studies | arabic countries, estonia | We live in a digital world, yet the majority of medical records such as blood test reports or x-rays are stored on paper. Moreover, most hospitals don’t share access to medical records, which is time consuming for doctors when prescribing treatments and inconvenient for patients. Having medical… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://news.coinify.com/estonia-dubai-medical-records-blockchain/ | ruggia | |||||
| e-Prescription — e-Estonia | estonia | Estonia’s healthcare system has been revolutionized by innovative e-solutions. Patients and doctors, not to mention hospitals and the government benefit from the convenient access and savings that e-services have delivered. Each person in Estonia that has visited a doctor has an online e-Health… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://e-estonia.com/solutions/healthcare/e-prescription/ | ruggia | |||||
| Cuidar a los hijos, ¿responsabilidad conjunta de padres y empresas? | El País (09.02.2018) Un estudio propone soluciones al dilema que enfrentan muchas madres que trabajan: cuidar a los hijos o hacer carrera |
Cuando tienes un hijo y trabajas ¿quién lo cuida mientras estás en la oficina? Si una madre cuenta con ayuda de parientes, puede contratar una niñera o pagar una guardería, la respuesta es fácil. Pero no siempre estas opciones están disponibles o son compatibles con el ingreso de la trabajadora y |
Family benefits, Children | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/02/05/actualidad/1517843536_032667.html | fabbri | ||||
| Basic income experts predict an important milestone in 2018 | uk.businessinsider.com (15.01.2018) Advocates for universal basic income expect the idea to become politically mainstream in 2018. Politicians have already started proposing trials for their cities and states. Existing welfare programs could offer a foundation for bringing basic income to the… |
The world is still a long ways off from universal basic income, a system of social welfare in which every person on the planet receives a standard salary just for being alive. But advocates claim the US is on co |
Extension of coverage | universal-basic-income | Published_SS_Monitor | http://uk.businessinsider.com/basic-income-experts-predict-important-milestone-… | massetti | |||
| Luxemburg leistet sich teures Gesundheitssystem | luxembourg | .lessentiel (08.02.2018) Die Ratingagentur Moody's stellt Luxemburgs Wirtschaft regelmäßig ein sehr gutes Zeugnis aus. Auf die Gesundheitsausgaben des Landes hingegen scheinen die Analysten hingegen einen kritischeren Blick zu werfen. Nach Berechnungen der Agentur sind die Gesundheitsausgaben… |
Die Ratingagentur Moody's stellt Luxemburgs Wirtschaft regelmäßig ein sehr gutes Zeugnis aus. Auf die Gesundheitsausgaben des Landes hingegen scheinen die Analysten hingegen einen kritischeren Blick zu werfen. Nach Berechnungen der Agentur sind die Gesundheitsausgaben von Luxemburg doppelt so hoc |
Health, Medical care, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.lessentiel.lu/de/luxemburg/story/Luxemburg-leistet-sich-teures-Gesun… | fabbri | |||
| Luxembourg: L’État lance une nouvelle plateforme informatique | luxembourg | Paperjam News (08.02.2018) Le ministre de la Sécurité sociale, Romain Schneider, et le ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Économie sociale et solidaire, Nicolas… |
Le ministre de la Sécurité sociale, Romain Schneider, et le ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Économie sociale et solidaire, Nicolas Schmit, ont annoncé le 6 |
Employment, Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://paperjam.lu/communique/letat-lance-une-nouvelle-plateforme-informatique | fabbri | ||
| Digital Revolution Will Cause 50 Million Job Opportunity Losses in Indonesia | indonesia | netralnews (07.02.2018) The digital revolution or the fourth industrial revolution (4.0) could create economic storage that would potentially cause Indonesia to lose 50 million job opportunities. Minister of National Development Planning Bambang PS Brodjonegoro said all parties should be ready… |
The digital revolution or the fourth industrial revolution (4.0) could create economic storage that would potentially cause Indonesia to lose 50 million job opportunities. Minister of National Development Planning Bambang PS Brodjonegoro said all parties should be ready to face it includi |
Unemployment, Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/business/read/18190/digital.revolution.will.c… | fabbri | |||
| The Atlas of Social Protection: Indicators of Resilience and Equity (WB) | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe | The World Bank’s ASPIRE online tool is the most up-to-date compilation of global social protection and labor (SPL) estimates, including data from 120 countries—mostly in the developing world. ASPIRE provides open and accessible household-level data on populations’ social and economic status;… |
Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | http://datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/ | mancovega | |||||
| BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, ISSA organize international seminar on digital disruption | The Jakarta Post (06.02.2018) Currently, the global workforce and business landscape have to deal with rapid changes brought by the latest innovations in communication technology, be they smartphones or digital gadgets, which have disrupted the way businesses run their day-to-day operations. The… |
Currently, the global workforce and business landscape have to deal with rapid changes brought by the latest innovations in communication technology, be they smartphones or digital gadgets, which have disrupted the way businesses run their day-to-day operations. The technological innovations have |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.thejakartapost.com/adv/2018/02/06/bpjs-ketenagakerjaan-issa-organize… | fabbri | |||
| Ireland: Minister’s pension reforms to benefit far fewer women than expected | ireland | irishtimes (05.02.2018) Pension reforms announced with fanfare by Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty will benefit far fewer women than campaigners had originally expected. The changes, announced last month, were designed to take account of the fact that many women had big gaps in… |
The changes, announced last month, were designed to take account of the fact that many women had big gaps in their social-insurance contribution records because of time they had taken out of the workforce to raise a family or take care of older relatives. A lot of these women had seen their right |
Pensions, Inequalities | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/minister-s-pension-reforms… | fabbri | ||
| Premier pas sous condition vers la semaine de 28 heures en Allemagne | germany | Le Temps (06.02.2018) Le secteur de la métallurgie a annoncé un accord, dans la nuit de lundi à mardi, sur la semaine de 28 heures. Ce temps de travail ne s’accompagnera cependant pas d’une compensation salariale et ne sera valable que pour une période limitée |
Les salariés de la métallurgie allemande vont avoir le droit de réduire leur temps de travail à 28 heures par semaine, toutefois sans compensation salariale et pour un temps limité. Un accord de la branche en ce sens, à forte portée symbolique dans la première économie européenne, a été annoncé d |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/monde/premier-condition-vers-semaine-28-heures-allemagne | fabbri | |||
| Amazon health move: big win for telemedicine, health start-ups | United States | cnbc.com (30.01.2018) Amazon views technology as a key part of its strategy to drive down costs. Telemedicine companies could be the big winners. |
Health insurance | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/30/amazon-health-move-big-win-for-telemedicine-hea… | massetti | |||
| Plus d'un demi million de travailleurs détachés en France | france | Les Echos (05.02.2018) Attention donnée sensible : un peu plus de 516.000 travailleurs ont été détachés en France l'année dernière, hors transport routier, selon un bilan intermédiaire du plan national de lutte contre le travail illégal dévoilé par « Le Monde ». Outre son… |
A ce niveau, ce type de contrat de travail, qui consiste pour une entreprise étrangère à envoyer une personne en mission limitée, atteint un record. De quoi donner de l'eau au moulin à ceux qui dénoncent le risque de dumping social malgré l |
Employment, Migration | migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/0301254721711-plus-dun-demi-mill… | fabbri | ||
| Economic and social cohesion of the Western Balkans: Challenges and priorities | Europe | European Western Balkans (01.02.2018) The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) gathered experts to discuss challenges and priorities for the economic and social cohesion of the Western Balkans. The event “Economic and social cohesion and European integration of the Western Balkans –… |
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) gathered experts to discuss challenges and priorities for the economic and social cohesion of the Western Balkans. The event “Economic and social cohesion and European integration of the Western Balkans – challenges and priorities” was held in Bru |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2018/02/01/economic-social-cohesion-western-… | fabbri | |||
| Jordan: Ministerial taskforce formed to handle social safety network | jordan | Jordan Times (07.01.2018) Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Sunday formed a committee to handle all affairs related to the social security network, the term referring to the funds allocated to ease the impact of lifting subsidies in the 2018 budget. |
Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Sunday formed a committee to handle all affairs related to the social security network, the term referring to the funds allocated to ease the impact of lifting subsidies in the 2018 budget. The committee will be headed by the social developm |
Information and communication technology, Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/ministerial-taskforce-formed-handle-socia… | fabbri | |||
| Chile: INE - Ocupación informal llega al 30 por ciento entre octubre y diciembre | latin america | Cooperativa. (01.02.2018) Tres de cada 10 trabajadores forman parte de la Ocupación Informal del país, según reveló el inorme elaborado en el trimestre octubre-diciemrbe por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). |
Tres de cada 10 trabajadores forman parte de la Ocupación Informal del país, según reveló el inorme elaborado en el trimestre octubre-diciemrbe por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). La Tasa de Ocupación Informal (TOI) se situó en 30,0 por ciento |
Extension of coverage | coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/trabajo/ine-ocupacion-informal-llega-al… | fabbri | ||
| India Wants to Give Half a Billion People Free Health Care | india | The New York Times (01.02.2018) India announced on Thursday a sweeping plan to give half a billion poor Indians free access to health care, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to address rising demands for greater economic and social protections before national elections next year. |
India announced on Thursday a sweeping plan to give half a billion poor Indians free access to health care, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to address rising demands for greater economic and social protections before national elections next year. The move is sure to be popular in a |
Health insurance | brics, universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/business/india-modi-health-care.html?emc=edi… | fabbri | ||
| El futuro del trabajo: "Se viene un tsunami tecnológico" - Infobae | latin america | Por Fernanda Kobelinsky 1 de febrero de 2018 fkobelinsky@infobae.com Laura Ripani, economista del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, explicó los cambios que “ya están sucediendo” durante el seminario "Visión y estrategias para 2018”, la primera instancia de trabajo presencial del T20,… |
Employment, Technological transition | digital platforms | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.infobae.com/america/tecno/2018/02/01/el-futuro-del-trabajo-se-viene… | ruggia |