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| Title | Authored on | Regions / Country | Abstract | measures summary | Description/integral text (Internal-not for publishing) | Topics | Tags | Status | URL | |
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| [Opinión] Estado del bienestar en el mundo | Informacion (27.08.2017) El propósito de la ONU es establecer un mínimo Estado del Bienestar y garantizar programas de protección social absolutamente necesarios para erradicar la pobreza y reducir la vulnerabilidad |
http://www.diarioinformacion.com/opinion/2017/08/26/bienestar-mundo/1929693.html | monitor | |||||||
| [Interview] Top Swiss economist: ‘We have to pull together’ on pension reform | switzerland | swissinfo (25.08.2017) Rudolf Strahm is one of Switzerland’s most reputed economists. Here, he shares his opinion of Pension Reform 2020, which will come to vote on September 24 |
Pensions | managing reforms | https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/pension-reform-2020_-in-the-end-we-have-t… | monitor | ||||
| Singapore to host world’s largest congress on workplace health and safety | HRDMag (29.08.2017) Next week, Singapore will be host to the 21st World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, the world’s largest event for occupational safety and health experts. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.hrdmag.com.sg/news/singapore-to-host-worlds-largest-congress-on-work… | monitor | |||||
| Millennials see robots as job creators rather than a threat | european union | EurActiv (28.08.2017) Young people remain optimistic about the impact of robots and artificial intelligence in the work place, as a large majority of them believe that more jobs will be created than will disappear, according to a global poll published on Monday (28 August). |
Employment, Employment of young workers | digital economy, published, robotization | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/millennials-see-robots-as-jo… | monitor | ||||
| Le Soleil - Couverture maladie universelle : Un projet de loi bientôt sur la table de la nouvelle législature | senegal | Le Soleil (18.08.2017) Les 165 députés issus des élections législatives du 30 juillet dernier pourraient examiner en priorité le projet de loi sur la Couverture maladie universelle (Cmu). Une volonté du gouvernement sénégalais de donner un encadrement législatif au droit à une santé pour tous.… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.lesoleil.sn/actualites/item/68648-couverture-maladie-universelle-un-… | monitor | ||||
| France: Baisse des cotisations salariales en deux temps en 2018 | france | Reuters )22.08.2017) La suppression des cotisations salariales maladie et chômage prévue par l'exécutif pour 2018, qui sera compensée par une hausse de la CSG, s'effectuera en deux temps, annonce le ministère de l'Action et des Comptes publics dans un communiqué, confirmant une… |
Financing | published | https://fr.reuters.com/article/topNews/idFRKCN1B22GQ-OFRTP | monitor | ||||
| España: Enfermedades profesionales se dispararon | spain | Segundo Enfoque (22.08.2018) Las enfermedades profesionales se dispararon un 30% desde la reforma laboral del presidente Mariano Rajoy. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://segundoenfoque.com/enfermedades-profesionales-se-dispararon-en-espana-25… | monitor | ||||
| Philippines’ New Approach Provides Quick Financing after Natural Disasters | philippines, the | worldbank.org (16.08.2017) Developing countries vulnerable to natural disasters are increasingly looking to build their resilience and find ways to mitigate the financial cost of disasters. |
published | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/08/16/philippines-new-approach-pr… | monitor | |||||
| Suisse: La prévoyance vieillesse 2020, une réforme qui se lit comme un polar | switzerland | Le Temps (23.08.2017) A Berne, la réforme de la prévoyance vieillesse a viré au polar et tenu le monde politique en haleine dans sa phase finale. Récit des moments forts alors que l’ultime obstacle se profile: la votation populaire du 24 septembre 2017 |
Pensions | managing reforms, published | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/08/23/prevoyance-vieillesse-2020-une-reforme… | monitor | ||||
| The Livelihood Impacts of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary Perspectives from Six Countries | Africa | World Development (nov 2017) Cash transfers (CTs) are a social protection mechanism to reduce the poorest households’ vulnerability to shocks and build human capital by smoothing consumption and sustaining expenditure on education and social welfare. Our study examines whether and how CTs go… |
Extension of coverage, Conditional cash transfers | extending coverage, cct, published | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X17301821 | monitor | ||||
| Suisse: Santé - Les primes maladies asphyxient le budget d'une famille sur deux | switzerland | 24heures (15.08.2017) Chaque assuré s'attend à payer 270 francs de plus par an en 2018, selon comparis.ch. |
Health, Financing | https://www.24heures.ch/savoirs/sante/primes-maladies-asphyxient-budget-famille… | monitor | |||||
| Canada: Injury and wellness: what are employers spending on prevention? | canada | Plant (23.08.2017) The Institute for Work and Health is conducting a comprehensive study that aims to find benchmarks across sectors. What workplace injuries and illnesses cost in Ontario is evident, but what do Ontario employers spend on prevention? That’s a question the Institute for Work and… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.plant.ca/features/injury-wellness-spending-prevention | monitor | ||||
| España: El sistema tiene un millón de cotizantes menos para pagar 1,2 millones de pensiones más | spain | El País (25.08.2017) El número de pensiones crece a un ritmo sostenido del 1,1% y el gasto, un 3% anual. La ratio entre cotizantes y pensionistas cae al mínimo de los últimos 18 años |
Pensions, Financing | published | https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2017/08/24/midinero/1503572426_850467.ht… | monitor | ||||
| Que contient la directive européenne sur les travailleurs détachés? | european union | Le Monde (24.08.2017) En déplacement en Europe centrale, Emmanuel Macron a critiqué le mécanisme, accusé de favoriser le « dumping social . |
Migration | migration | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/08/23/que-contient-la-direc… | monitor | ||||
| Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights | qatar | Human Rights Watch (24.08.2017) Qatar’s adoption of a new law on domestic workers provides labor rights for domestic workers for the first time, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatari authorities should enact strong enforcement policies and close loopholes that place domestic workers at risk of… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, migration, published | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/08/24/qatar-new-law-gives-domestic-workers-labor-… | monitor | ||||
| Canada: CPP changes will disqualify 243,000 from Guaranteed Income Supplement: report | canada | The Globe and Mail (23.08.2017) The federal government’s plans to enhance the Canada Pension Plan will ultimately bump 243,000 low-income Canadians from qualifying for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, according to the latest report from Canada’s chief actuary. |
Pensions | managing reforms, published | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cpp-changes-will-disqualify-24300… | monitor | ||||
| [Interview] Tackling youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Creating decent jobs for a rapidly expanding young African labour force | Africa | ILO (24.08.2017) Within the next 15 years, some 375 million young people will become of working age in Africa, equivalent to the current population of Canada and the United States combined. By 2050, nearly one in three young people will be living in sub-Saharan Africa, and most of them simply… |
Employment of young workers | youth employment | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_570043/lang--en/… | monitor | ||||
| Estado del bienestar en el mundo | Informacion (27.08.2017) El propósito de la ONU es establecer un mínimo Estado del Bienestar y garantizar programas de protección social absolutamente necesarios para erradicar la pobreza y reducir la vulnerabilidad |
http://www.diarioinformacion.com/opinion/2017/08/26/bienestar-mundo/1929693.html | monitor | |||||||
| Occupational safety, health are basic rights | straitstimes (27.08.2017) Hosted for the first time in South-east Asia, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work looks at preventing occupational accidents, diseases |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/occupational-safety-health-are-b… | monitor | ||||||
| Launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work | ilo.org (21.08.2017) This event launched the Global Commission on the Future of Work, a body of 20 experts who will come together to tackle the fundamental question of how a rapidly transforming world of work should be organized so that it responds to the values of social justice. During the… |
Employment policies, Employment of young workers, Migration | labour markets | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/future-of-work/news/WCMS_570387/lang--en/index… | lasalle | ||||
| Disrupting the trust business | economist.com (06.06.2017) The trust business is little noticed but huge. Startups deploying blockchain technology threaten to disrupt it, and much else besides |
Technological transition, Error, evasion and fraud | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://worldif.economist.com/article/13525/disrupting-trust-business | lasalle | ||||
| For robots to work with people, they must understand people | economist.com (17.07.2017) Direct interaction between robots and humans at work is changing the face—or rather the arms—of manufacturing. Such interaction also means that roboticists need to design effective team mates as well as efficient workers. Cobots operate in a realm where human thoughts… |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Information and communication technology, Technological transition | robotization | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21726686-bots-factory-are… | lasalle | ||||
| International Taxation in the Digital Economy: Challenge Accepted? | austaxpolicy.com (14.08.2017) The digitalization of the economy is considered as a key driver of innovation, economic growth, and societal change. At the same time, it poses a major challenge to the international tax system. |
Contribution collection and compliance, Financing | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.austaxpolicy.com/international-taxation-digital-economy-challenge-ac… | massetti | ||||
| EEUU: La mayoría de los médicos apoya un seguro de salud universal | United States | El Tiempo Latino (19.08.2017) La atención médica con un pagador único sigue siendo una idea controversial en los Estados Unidos, pero la gran mayoría de los médicos está comenzando a apoyarla, según revela una nueva encuesta. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://eltiempolatino.com/news/2017/aug/18/la-mayoria-de-los-medicos-apoya-un-s… | monitor | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire: Accidents de travail,voici les secteurs d’activités exposés | côte d'ivoire | Abidjan.net (19.08.2019) Professeur Yoboue Kouamé Yves, directeur de la prévention et de la promotion de la santé et sécurité au travail, interrogé au cours de la rencontre bilan de l’exercice 2016 de la Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS), lève un coin de voile sur les secteurs d’… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://news.abidjan.net/h/620834.html | monitor |