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Accidents du travail - une centaine de décès en Tchéquie en 2016 | czech republic | Radio Prague (13.06.2017) Environ 40 000 employés ont été blessés et 104 personnes ont perdu la vie dans des accidents du travail en 2016. Une situation que décrit un article du journal en ligne Denik Referendum. Selon l’auteur de ce texte, le nouvel amendement au Code du travail, actuellement… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/economie/accidents-du-travail-une-centaine-de-d… | monitor | |||||
France: Les plateformes collaboratives, l’emploi et la protection sociale | france | igas.gouv.fr (Mai 2017) Ce rapport est une première tentative, à l’initiative de l’IGAS, pour décrire et analyser, en France, l’impact des plateformes collaboratives (comme Uber, Airbnb, Blablacar ou LeBonCoin) sur le marché du travail, la sécurité sociale, l’assurance chômage…. |
Employment, Technological transition, Social policies & programmes | digital platforms | http://www.igas.gouv.fr/spip.php?article570= | monitor | ||||
El drama del desempleo agobia a los argentinos | argentina | El Tiempo (14.06.2017) La exclusión y el desempleo son las caras más visibles de la crisis argentina bajo el gobierno de Mauricio Macri. La primera se palpa ya en la orgullosa Buenos Aires, donde hay cada vez más personas viviendo en situación de calle, no solo individuos expulsados del sistema… |
Unemployment | poverty | http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/mundo/5/414892/el-drama-del-desempleo-agobi… | monitor | ||||
Big Data’s Impact on Social Services | United States | Big Data’s Impact on Social Services The amount of data being produced and used on a daily basis has exploded, and that increasing volume has… |
Information and communication technology, Data management, Service quality | big data | http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/031714p28.shtml | ruggia | ||||
Poor punished by onerous car emissions standards | united kingdom | Think-tank says discouraging petrol and diesel vehicles risks creating divisions. The rush by global policymakers to discourage the use of petrol and diesel cars risks… |
Inequalities | gender_and_inequality, poverty | https://www.ft.com/content/0ad80646-45f7-11e7-8519-9f94ee97d996?myftTopics=ZDJk… | ruggia | ||||
Lyft to launch self-driving test in new Uber challenge | United States | Ride-hailing company partners with nuTonomy in latest battle with US rival Ride-hailing company Lyft, Uber’s chief US rival, will begin its first pilot programme for self-driving taxis in Boston later this year in conjunction with nuTonomy, the autonomous car start-up. The… |
Employment | digital platforms | https://www.ft.com/content/27be5e4a-4aac-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b?myftTopics=NTM%… | ruggia | ||||
Productivity, Employment, and Inequality | MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy | United States | What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? The IDE helps businesses understand how the digital economy will improve job creation and… |
What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? Understanding the future of the workforce in a rapidly changing global ec |
Employment, Information and communication technology, Inequalities | digital platforms, digital economy, published | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://ide.mit.edu/research-pillars/productivity-employment-and-inequality | ruggia | ||
More than 26 million unemployed in Latin America and the Caribbean: the need for new engines of growth | latin america | ILOblog (23.05.2017) In 2017, labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean are marked by a new increase in unemployment and worsening working conditions. As the year progresses, the indicators and forecasts confirm that the labour situation is becoming more worrisome. The latest forecasts… |
Unemployment | https://iloblog.org/2017/05/24/more-than-26-million-unemployed-in-latin-america… | monitor | |||||
Under U.S. Republican bill, 23 million would lose health coverage: watchdog | Reuters (24.05.2017) A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a budget watchdog agency said on Wednesday. |
Health | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-cbo-idUSKBN18K2X2 | monitor | ||||||
Prévention des risques professionnels, un investissement gagnant ! | morocco | Le Matin (05.05.2017) La valorisation du collaborateur passe d'abord par l'instauration de mesures préventives pour renforcer sa sécurité. Des mesures qui permettent, selon l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), non seulement aux pays et aux entreprises de réduire les coûts et… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://lematin.ma/journal/2017/prevention-des-risques-professionnels-un-investi… | monitor | |||||
Danish government drops plan for pension age increase | denmark | IPE (23.05.2017) Denmark’s prime minister has definitively retreated from his plan to increase the state pension age by six months, after admitting he was unlikely to win broad political support for the move. |
https://www.ipe.com/countries/denmark/danish-government-drops-plan-for-pension-… | monitor | ||||||
EC recommends higher retirement age for Poles | poland | Radio Poland (23.05.2017) The European Commission has said that Poland should take steps to increase the effective retirement age and encourage women and elderly people to participate in the workforce. |
http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/308166,EC-recommends-higher-retirement-age-f… | monitor | ||||||
China: Shanghai Revises Minimum Wage, Social Insurance Contribution Rates | china | China Briefing News (12.05.2017) The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources & Social Security recently released its annual minimum wage adjustments for 2017, as well as the associated changes to employeeenefits. |
managing reforms | http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2017/05/12/shanghai-revises-minimum-wage-soc… | monitor | |||||
France: Quelle réforme pour sauver notre système de santé ? | france | Le Figaro (15.05.2017) L'Institut Montaigne lance son simulateur de l'Assurance maladie, qui permet aux internautes de mesurer l'impact des différentes réformes du système sur la dette de l'Assurance maladie. |
Health | managing reforms | http://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/le-scan-eco/2017/05/15/29001-20170515ARTFIG0009… | monitor | ||||
All roads should lead to universal healthcare,’ says new WHO chief | United Nations News Centre (24.05.2017) The newly-elected head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined his priorities for journalists at the agency’s headquarters today in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide… |
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56834#.WSfpBnpgjrk | monitor | |||||||
Argentina: Buscan acordar una ley de prevención de accidentes laborales | argentina | clarin (23.05.2017) Hoy se inició el camino hacia la elaboración de una ley de Protección y Prevención laboral, que busca evitar los accidentes de trabajo. La norma que deberá cristalizarse en tres meses en un borrador definitivo que llegue al Congreso. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | managing reforms | https://www.clarin.com/politica/buscan-acordar-ley-prevencion-accidentes-labora… | monitor | ||||
Deutschland: Arbeitsschutz - Mutterschutz für alle | germany | Zeit Online (12.05.2017) Nach 65 Jahren wird der Mutterschutz erstmals reformiert – und flexibler gestaltet. Auch Schülerinnen, Studentinnen und Praktikantinnen profitieren künftig davon. |
Family benefits | http://www.zeit.de/karriere/2017-05/arbeitsschutz-mutterschutz-reform-bundesrat… | monitor | |||||
Mali : Biométrie et optimisation de l’AMO : ICP-Mali et CANAM pour un partenariat fécond | mali | maliactu.net (20.05.2017) Les échanges ont porté sur la nouvelle carte biométrique AMO qui a fait son entrée dans le système d’exploitation de la Canam. |
Health, Information and communication technology | biometric | http://maliactu.net/mali-biometrie-et-optimisation-de-lamo-icp-mali-et-canam-po… | monitor | ||||
UK: Reality Check: The fight over women's state pensions | united kingdom | BBC News (29.05.2017) During the election campaign politicians have been keen to pledge support for women born in the 1950s who have been angered by raises in the age at which they qualify for a state pension. |
Pensions, Inequalities | family_gender_society | http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40014575 | monitor | ||||
Madagascar: Protection sociale – Mise en place d’un registre unique | madagascar | L'Express de Madagascar (19.05.2017) Un registre unique serait en voie de réalisation dans le cadre de la protection sociale à Madagascar. « Le registre unique des bénéficiaires doit être réalisé au plus tard au mois d’octobre de cette année. Ce registre permettra de faire le suivi des… |
Governance and administration | http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/protection-sociale-mise-en-place-du… | monitor | |||||
Tchad: Le gouvernement veut instaurer une couverture sanitaire universelle | chad | alwihdainfo (30.05.2017) Le gouvernement réfléchi à un système de protection sociale au Tchad, qui permettrait de garantir une couverture de santé à des millions de tchadiens qui en sont dépourvus. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-Le-gouvernement-veut-instaurer-une-couverture-… | monitor | ||||
Universal basic income: Budgeting for utopia | ft.com (26.05.2017) Universal basic income is receiving ever wider attention. The OECD has now weighed in with a simple but extremely useful analysis of the feasibility of UBI in its member countries. The titular question of its policy brief is well posed: “Basic income as a policy option: can… |
Extension of coverage | universal-basic-income | https://www.ft.com/content/05cb4bd0-41f2-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58 | monitor | |||||
Suisse: Après une année 2016 difficile, le 2e pilier reste sous forte pression | switzerland | Le Temps (09.05.2017) Le rapport annuel de la Commission fédérale de surveillance dresse un tableau alarmant aussi bien pour les institutions de prévoyance que pour les retraités |
Financing | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/2017/05/09/apres-une-annee-2016-difficile-2e-pi… | monitor | |||||
Vietnam: Social insurance contribution rate cut for employers | VietNamNet (09.05.2017) The rate of compulsory social insurance contribution by the employer to the fund for occupational accidents and diseases will be reduced by half a percentage point from June 1, 2017 |
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/177815/social-insurance-contribution-… | monitor | |||||||
Genève internationale : Un Africain relève le défi de la santé mondiale | 24heures (28.05.2017) Elu mercredi à la tête de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), l’Ethiopien Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus promet des réformes. Le chantier s’annonce difficile et les contraintes budgétaires pesantes. |
Health | http://www.24heures.ch/monde/africain-releve-defi-sante-mondiale/story/14344853 | monitor |