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France: Assurance-chômage - vers un échec de la négociation | france | Le Monde (14.06.2016) Sauf coup de théâtre, la négociation sur l’assurance-chômage, engagée fin février, risque fort de se solder par un échec. Lundi 13 juin, le Medef, qui réunissait son conseil exécutif (CE), s’est montré inflexible : pas question de discuter d’un relèvement des cotisations… |
Unemployment | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2016/06/14/assurance-chomage-vers-un-ec… | monitor | |||||
Suisse: Genève - Vieillir chez soi: un pari qui passe par la connexion | switzerland | TDG (14.06.2016) En 2040, le nombre de personnes de plus de 80 ans aura doublé. La durée de vie augmente, et avec elle les cas de troubles cognitifs et une médicalisation croissante. |
Old-age pensions | published | http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/vieillir-pari-connexion/story/13568761 | monitor | ||||
Brexit endangers UK state pensions, NHS, Prime Minister David Cameron warns | CNBC (12.06.2016) British state pension increases and ring-fenced heath spending would be in danger if voters chose the Brexit, Prime Minister David Cameron warned in a Sunday interview with the Observer. |
published | http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/12/brexit-endangers-uk-state-pensions-nhs-prime-min… | monitor | ||||||
National social protection policy for Ghana unveiled | ghana | News Ghana (14.06.2016) The policy provides a framework for delivering social protection in a way that is holistic and properly targeted. |
published | https://www.newsghana.com.gh/national-social-protection-policy-for-ghana-unveil… | monitor | |||||
ILO Director-General: “ILO sets course to promote decent work in global supply chains, in transition from conflict and crisis and in making poverty history by 2030” | ILO (10.06.2016) ILO Director-General: “ILO sets course to promote decent work in global supply chains, in transition from conflict and crisis and in making poverty history by 2030” |
published | http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/105/media-centre/news/WCMS_489199/lang--en/i… | monitor | ||||||
France: La loi « El Khomri » inquiète les médecins du travail | france | Le Figaro (06.06.2016) Le projet de loi prévoit notamment de supprimer la visite médicale pour les salariés du tertiaire, et modifie l'esprit de l'avis d'aptitude délivré par le médecin du travail. |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Health | published | http://sante.lefigaro.fr/actualite/2016/06/02/25048-loi-el-khomri-inquiete-mede… | monitor | ||||
France: Investissement social - repenser la protection sociale? | france | Ressources Solidaires (06.06.2016) Apparue dans les années 1990, la notion d’investissement social a été promue comme une réponse aux défis de la transition vers une société post-industrielle et à l’émergence de nouveaux risques sociaux. |
published | http://www.ressources-solidaires.org/Investissement-social-repenser-la | monitor | |||||
How cities are using the green economy to solve Europe’s employment crisis | european union | EurActiv (06.06.2015) Europe is in the midst of an employment crisis. Many, and especially the most vulnerable people in our societies, are finding it extremely difficult to find jobs. The green sector, meanwhile, is among Europe’s most promising in terms of economic development. It has… |
Unemployment | economic crisis, megatrends, published | http://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/how-cities-are-usin… | monitor | ||||
Indonesia faces challenges with universal health care | indonesia | Japan Times (04.06.2016) When Heni Karmila sought to find a doctor for her ailing mother using Indonesia’s new health care system, she faced a nine-hour wait in a line outside a crowded public hospital in Jakarta. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/05/asia-pacific/science-health-asia-pa… | monitor | ||||
Swiss reject guaranteed basic income plan after ‘robot debate’ | switzerland | EurActiv (06.06.2016( Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin yesterday (5 June) a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation |
Social assistance, Inequalities | basic income, published | http://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/news/swiss-reject-guaranteed… | monitor | ||||
South Africa: Merging of compensation legislation for occupational diseases looks promising | south africa | BDLive (20.05.2016) New legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide compensation for occupational diseases could be tabled in Parliament before the end of 2016, Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Friday. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | brics, published | http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/labour/2016/05/20/merging-of-compensation-legi… | monitor | ||||
España: La protección contra el desempleo cae al mínimo | spain | El País (03.06.2016) Apenas el 52,8% de los parados percibe algún tipo de ayuda del Ministerio de Empleo |
Unemployment | megatrends, published | http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2016/06/02/actualidad/1464883826_111335.html | monitor | ||||
Rwanda: Govt to Evaluate Social Protection Programmes | rwanda | AllAfrica (03.06.2016) Government is set to embark on a comprehensive assessment of the current social protection programmes to ascertain their impact on communities, and make necessary adjustments aimed at improving the livelihoods of more Rwandans. |
http://allafrica.com/stories/201606030066.html | monitor | ||||||
Cancers professionnels : quand les salariés européens seront-ils enfin mieux protégés ? | european union | Observatoire des multinationales (02.06.2016) En Europe, 100 000 travailleurs meurent chaque année des suites de leur exposition à des produits cancérigènes sur leur lieu de travail. Les politiques communautaires en matière de protection des salariés contre ces cancérogènes demeurent très… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://multinationales.org/Cancers-professionnels-quand-les-salaries-europeens-… | monitor | ||||
[Livre] France: La protection sociale pour tous | france | Les Echos (31.05.2016) En moins de 250 pages, un petit livre rouge, dans une collection didactique de la Documentation française, opère un véritable tour de force. De façon aussi claire que précise, le texte, en dix chapitres entrelardés d'encadrés instructifs, présente les racines, les… |
published | http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/livres/021978245639-la-protection-sociale-p… | monitor | |||||
In Low- & Middle-Income Countries, Healthcare Coverage Favors The Rich | Asian Scientist Magazine (31.05.2016) Copying the healthcare systems in developed economies is “not the answer” for quality care in low- to middle-income countries, a study says. |
Health | poverty, megatrends, published | http://www.asianscientist.com/2016/05/health/healthcare-financing-low-middle-in… | monitor | |||||
New European Platform tackles undeclared work | european union | Europa (27.05.2016) The European Commission joins forces with Member States and stakeholders in a further step to fight social dumping and to ensure fairness on the European labour market. |
published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2549&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
US: The federal insurance fund protecting millions of pensions is running out of cash | United States | The Washington Post (30.05.2016) One of the nation’s largest multi-employer pension funds said that it is out of ideas for ways to save itself from an impending failure. |
Pensions | published | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2016/05/30/the-federal-insuran… | monitor | ||||
Ireland: Pensions timebomb ticks louder: rapid rise in numbers set to depend on state pension | ireland | irishtimes.com (30.05.2016) CSO figures show 36% of workers to rely on state pension as only form of income in retirement as private pension cover declines |
Pensions | published | http://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/pensions-timebomb-ticks-lou… | monitor | ||||
[Report] Parental leave: Where are the fathers? | oecd.org (March 2016) All OECD countries, except the US, offer nationwide paid maternity leave for at least 12 weeks, and over half grant fathers paid paternity leave when a baby arrives. More and more countries now also offer paid parental leave, i.e. a longer period of job-protected leave that… |
Family benefits, Parental leave | family_gender_society, published | http://www.oecd.org/gender/parental-leave-where-are-the-fathers.pdf | monitor | |||||
El reto de Latinoamérica: Volver a crecer para acabar con la pobreza extrema | latin america | El País (28.05.2016) La meta número 1 de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de Naciones Unidas está probando ser una de las más difíciles de alcanzar: Acabar con la pobreza en todas sus formas en todo el mundo en 15 años. Y para América Latina, donde la época de bonanza de la pasada… |
poverty, megatrends, published | http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2016/05/29/america/1464473349_554… | monitor | |||||
Union européenne: Congé parental - les députés demandent que les règles communes soient mieux appliquées | european union | Europa (12.05.2016) Des règles communes européennes sur le congé parental minimum devraient être mieux appliquées dans toute l'UE, dit le Parlement dans une résolution votée jeudi. Les États membres devraient garantir aux parents qui travaillent le droit de prendre quatre mois de congé, non… |
Family benefits | published | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/fr/news-room/20160504IPR25779/Cong%C3%A9-par… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] France: Loi El Khomri - vers la fin du «toujours plus de protection sociale» ? | france | Le Figaro (30.05.2016) La loi El Khomri est contestée parce qu'elle serait porteuse d'un recul social. Pour Charles Wyplosz, l'idée selon laquelle l'humanité doit évoluer vers toujours plus de protection des personnes, parfois au détriment des entreprises, est erronée. |
Employment, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/economie/2016/05/30/31007-20160530ARTFIG00091-loi-el… | monitor | ||||
France: Le nombre de travailleurs détachés a augmenté de 25% en 2015 | france | lefigaro.fr (30.05.2016) L'an passé, 286.025 travailleurs détachés ont été déclarés à l'administration française, selon des données provisoires transmises à la Commission nationale de lutte contre le travail illégal (CNLTI) qui seront présentées ce lundi à Matignon. |
Employment, Migration | migration, published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/05/30/20002-20160530ARTFIG00022-le-nomb… | monitor | ||||
Universal health coverage 'prevented cancer death increase' in economic crisis | Medical News Today (26.05.2016) In the first analysis of its kind, researchers find that unemployment and reduced public sector healthcare spend in the 2008-2010 global economic crisis is linked to an increase in cancer deaths. They also find universal healthcare coverage appears to protect… |
Health, Health insurance | economic crisis, published | http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/310563.php | monitor |