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France: Sécu : des pistes pour économiser 1,4 milliard d’euros en 2017 | france | lemonde.fr (30.06.2016) Comment maintenir le système de santé à flot alors que les besoins de la population ne cessent de croître et que la hausse annuelle des dépenses de santé est limitée par le Parlement à 1,75 % ? C’est l’équation compliquée que doit résoudre cette année encore la Caisse… |
Health | published | http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/06/30/les-pistes-d-economie-de-l-ass… | monitor | ||||
Can social protection play a role in reducing childhood violence? | blogs.worldbank.org (28.06.2016) As many as one billion children under the age of 18 experience some form of violence every year. This exposure is not only a violation of child rights; it can also hamper children’s cognitive development, mental health, educational achievement, and long-term… |
Family benefits, Extension of coverage | family_gender_society, published | https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/can-social-protection-play-role-reducing-chi… | monitor | |||||
Suisse: La gauche lance la campagne pour l'initiative AVSplus | switzerland | Romandie/News (30.06.2016) Il est grand temps de renforcer l'AVS. Les syndicats soutenus par une large alliance d'organisations de salariés ont lancé jeudi la campagne pour l'initiative AVSplus soumise au peuple le 25 septembre. Le texte demande une augmentation des rentes de 10… |
published | http://www.romandie.com/news/La-gauche-lance-la-campagne-pour-linitiative-AVSpl… | monitor | |||||
Brexit. Sécurité sociale, tout va changer | france | Le Télégramme (30.06.2016) Que va-t-il se passer pour les Britanniques qui se font soigner en France et les Français qui se font soigner au Royaume-Uni dont les dossiers sont gérés par le centre national des soins à l'étranger basé à Vannes ? |
Health, Migration | migration, published | http://www.letelegramme.fr/monde/brexit-securite-sociale-tout-va-changer-25-06-… | monitor | ||||
France: Accès aux soins - la « fracture sanitaire » s’aggrave | france | Le Monde (29.06.2016) Déserts médicaux, dépassements d’honoraires… Dans une étude publiée mercredi 29 juin, l’UFC-Que choisir étrille le bilan de la gauche en matière d’accès aux soins. Selon les calculs de l’association de consommateurs, l’accès géographique ou financier à un médecin… |
Health | published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/06/29/acces-aux-soins-la-fracture… | monitor | ||||
Employment and Social Situation Quarterly indicates less long-term unemployed and more convergence between Member | european union | Europa (28.06.2016) Today, the Commission published its summer edition of the Employment and Social Situation Quarterly review (ESSQR). The review confirmed an increase of the overall employment rate, for both the EU and the euro area – an increase representing 3 million more employed people in… |
Unemployment | published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2566&furtherNews=… | monitor | ||||
Ireland: Pension holders face perfect storm after Brexit vote | ireland | Irish Times (28.06.2016) The economic fallout from Brexit has left many pension funds in tatters. The Irish pension schemes, which typically have about a 25 per cent equity exposure to UK and euro zone shares, were already under pressure prior to last week’s referendum. Many will now find… |
Financing | published | http://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/pension-holders-face-perf… | monitor | ||||
South Africa: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Hosts Workshop On Unclaimed Social Protection Benefits | allAfrica.com (27.06.2016) There have been substantial concerns by government, trade unions and employers about the inability of claimants to access social protection funds such as pension and provident funds, compensation funds and unemployment benefits. There may be approximately R30 billion… |
Governance and administration | published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201606280955.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tw… | monitor | |||||
Russia and the US have the worst employment gaps for disabled people | theguardian.com (23.06.2016) Russia, the US and Peru have the largest gaps in employment rates for people with disabilities and people without disabilities |
Disability | published | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jun/23… | monitor | |||||
Le Canada abaisse l'âge de la retraite de 67 à 65 ans | canada | Le Figaro (06.06.2016) Au moment où les Allemands débattent de reporter l'âge de la retraite à 70 ans voire 73 ans, le Canada l'a au contraire abaissé de 67 ans à 65 ans. |
published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/06/06/20002-20160606ARTFIG00290-le-cana… | monitor | |||||
Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - Le taux passe de 20 à 40% de 2012 à 2015 | senegal | Le Soleil (16.06.2016) Des acteurs de la santé, de la société civile, des autorités administratives, politiques, des dignitaires religieux, entre autres, se sont engagés devant le ministre de la Santé à porter le plaidoyer pour améliorer la santé de la mère et de l’enfant. Après leur… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.lesoleil.sn/actualites/item/51155-couverture-maladie-universelle-le-… | monitor | ||||
La BAD consent 134,65 millions de dollars au Maroc | morocco | Le Matin (23.06.2016) C’est fait. La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, le 22 juin à Abidjan, un prêt de 134,65 millions de dollars pour l’appui à la gouvernance des secteurs sociaux au Maroc. Comme nous l’annoncions en exclusivité en février 2015, ce financement est destiné… |
published | http://lematin.ma/journal/2016/la-bad-consent-13465-millions-de-dollars-au-maro… | monitor | |||||
Report on active labour market policies: ILO - Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps | latin america | ILO (21.06.2016) At a time when governments in the region face the dual challenges of creating quality jobs and safeguarding achievements in social inclusion and work quality, an ILO report highlights the need for a new approach based on active labour market policies to address the current… |
Employment | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_490982/lang--en/inde… | monitor | ||||
Thousands of Danes on unemployment benefits for a decade | denmark | CPHPost Online (23.06.2016) Some 10,000 Danes have been getting unemployment benefits (kontanthjælp) for at least 10 consecutive years, according to figures from the Employment Ministry. |
Unemployment | megatrends, published | http://cphpost.dk/news/thousands-of-danes-on-unemployment-benefits-for-a-decade… | monitor | ||||
UK’s pension funding hole hits £900bn after Brexit | FinancialTimes (26.06.2016) The funding gap widened as sterling plunged to a 30-year low, markets across the world plummeted and bond yields dropped after Britain voted by 51.9 per cent to cut its relationship with the EU. |
published | http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb94f4b8-3a1c-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f.html#axzz4ClehFV… | monitor | ||||||
Report: Social protection renews optimism for sustainable development | Africa, brazil | UNDP (22.06.2016) As an effort to support policy implementation and to bring an up-to-date analysis of creative policies blossoming across the African continent, the UNDP World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+ Centre) and the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa are launching the… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2016/6/21/Growth-in-social-protec… | monitor | ||||
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan | european union | Reuters (21.06.2016) Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution. |
Financing | published | https://www.yahoo.com/tech/europes-robots-become-electronic-persons-under-draft… | monitor | ||||
Burkina Faso: Protection sociale adaptive : Réfléchir en synergie pour infléchir le niveau de pauvreté et de vulnérabilité du Burkina | burkina faso | lefaso.net (22.06.2016) Le Groupe de la Banque mondiale organise conjointement avec le gouvernement du Burkina Faso, un atelier sur la protection sociale adaptative du 21 au 23 juin 2016 à Ouagadougou. Le thème retenu à cet effet est « Vers un système coordonné de filets sociaux adaptatifs au… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article71885= | monitor | ||||
Le fonds de pension norvégien KLP exclut Petrobras | norway | novethic.fr (22.06.2016) Le gestionnaire de pension norvégien KLP a annoncé qu'elle excluait Petrobras de ses investissements pour son implication dans l'un des plus grands cas de corruption au Brésil. KLP juge en effet le risque lié à Petrobras "inacceptable" et le maintien… |
Financing, Investment | published | http://www.novethic.fr/breves/details/le-fonds-de-pension-norvegien-klp-exclut-… | monitor | ||||
Faut-il que les robots et les IA payent des cotisations sociales ? | european union | Numerama (22.06.2016) Comment financer la sécurité sociale lorsque les employés mis aux chômage par les robots ne versent plus de cotisations ? Pour Mady Delvaux, auteure d'un projet de résolution qui sera débattu au Parlement européen, il est temps de faire cotiser les robots. |
Financing | published | http://www.numerama.com/politique/177065-faut-il-que-les-robots-et-les-ia-payen… | monitor | ||||
España: INE - El número anual de muertes supera al de los nacimientos por primera vez | spain | El País (23.06.2016) La tasa de natalidad siguió bajando en España en 2015 y por primera vez desde que se tienen datos del crecimiento vegetativo anual —diferencia entre nacimientos y defunciones— registró un saldo negativo. Durante el año pasado murieron 2.753 españoles más de los que nacieron… |
megatrends, published | http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/06/23/actualidad/1466673612_052121.html | monitor | |||||
US: Medicare and Social Security Trustees Warn of Shortfalls | United States | New York Times (22.06-2016) The Obama administration said Wednesday that the financial outlook for Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund had deteriorated slightly in the last year and that Social Security still faced serious long-term financial problems. |
Health, Governance and administration | published | http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/medicare-social-security-trust… | monitor | ||||
[Informe] OIT: Las políticas del mercado de trabajo en América Latina deben reorientarse para resguardar los logros sociales y enfrentar las brechas de productividad | Americas | ILO (21.06.2016) En un momento en que los gobiernos de la región se enfrentan al desafío de crear empleos de calidad y de resguardar los logros del pasado en términos de inclusión social y de calidad del trabajo de cara a la desaceleración económica, un informe de la OIT argumenta que es urgente… |
Employment | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_490979/lang--es/inde… | monitor | ||||
Lessons for India in Thailand’s experience on universal healthcare | india, thailand | The Indian Express (22.06.2016) Recently, Thailand prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, visited India to enhance partnership between the two countries in the areas of trade, defence, security, education, science and technology and people-to-people contacts. Although not… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | brics, extending coverage | http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/thailand-pm-meet-modi-healthca… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] South Africa: All workers must fall under better compensation act | south africa | BDLive (09.06.2016) The compensation summit convened last month by the country’s deputy ministers of health, labour, and mineral resources was a critical step towards the establishment of a single integrated compensation system that meets the highest standards. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | brics, published | http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2016/06/09/all-workers-must-fall-under-better-c… | monitor |