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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 | ||||
US; Paid parental leave for fathers is on the rise | United States | CNN (21.06.2016) Good news for anyone looking to start a family: Paid parental leave for fathers is no longer a unicorn. |
Family benefits | published | http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/16/pf/parental-leave-fathers | monitor | ||||
Ireland: Department of Social Protection handed over woman’s personal information to her employer | ireland | newstalk.com (21.06.2016) The Department of Social Protection has been warned to ensure new staff are closely supervised in their work, after an employee mistakenly handed over a woman’s personal data to a third party. |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.newstalk.com/Department-of-Social-Protection-handed-over-womans-pers… | monitor | ||||
U.S. will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care than expected before Obamacare, study projects | United States | The Washington Post (21.06.2016) A new study predicts that the federal forecast of national health care spending under President Obama's signature health law was a big overestimate — by $2.6 trillion over a five-year period. |
Health | published | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/21/u-s-will-spend-2-6-trill… | monitor | ||||
Restructuring the Hungarian social protection system: Evaluation of the 2015 decision to deliver benefits locally | hungary | europa.eu (22.06.2016) Last year, the Hungarian government introduced an extensive reform of the social protection system, notably separating provisions for income and expense compensation. |
published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2560&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
France: Alerte sur les dangers du travail de nuit pour la santé | france | Le Monde (22.06.2016) Nuit debout ! Le projet de loi « visant à instituer de nouvelles libertés et de nouvelles protections pour les entreprises et les actifs » en discussion au Parlement, auquel ses détracteurs reprochent de saper les règles encadrant l’emploi des salariés, donne une actualité… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2016/06/22/alerte-sur-les-dangers-du-t… | monitor | ||||
Australie : l'assurance-maladie au cœur de la campagne électorale | australia | ABC Radio Australia (20.06.2016) Le parti travailliste a réussi son coup : orienter le débat sur l'assurance-maladie. Il accuse le Premier ministre sortant, Malcolm Turnbull, de vouloir privatiser le secteur. C'est faux, répond le chef de file des libéraux. |
Health | published | http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/french/2016-06-20/australie-lassurancemaladie-… | monitor | ||||
Belgique: La "sécurité sociale" flamande adoptée | belgium | 7SUR7.be (15.06.2016) Le parlement flamand a approuvé mercredi le projet de décret sur la Protection sociale flamande. Le système se superpose à la sécurité sociale fédérale et se compose de trois volets: l'assurance soins actuelle, un nouveau budget de soutien de base pour les personnes… |
published | http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1502/Belgique/article/detail/2741592/2016/06/15/La-q… | monitor | |||||
Brexit: Irish residents with UK pensions face income risk | ireland | Irish Times (20.06.2016) Over 200,000 pensions could be hit as sterling expected to decline sharply if Leave wins |
Migration, Social policies & programmes | megatrends, migration, published | http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/brexit-irish-residents-with-uk-pe… | monitor |