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Deutschland: Die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung ist für Ältere unschlagbar | germany | Frankfurter Allgemeine (07.11.2015) Die staatliche Altersvorsorge hat keinen guten Ruf. Zu Unrecht. Für Ältere mit privater Krankenversicherung ist sie eine Alternative. |
Financing | published | http://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/meine-finanzen/vermoegensfragen/die-gesetzl… | monitor | ||||
UK: Workers are not being protected from occupational diseases and deaths, argues expert | EurekAlert (14.11.2015) British workers are not being protected from occupational diseases and deaths, argues an expert in The BMJ this week. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/b-wan110915.php | monitor | |||||
Thyssen: New business-led initiative will help young people into jobs | european union | EurActiv (16.11.2015) Though the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in member states is on track, the Commission is launching a new initiative with businesses to help more young people into jobs, says Marianne Thyssen in an exclusive interview. |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, megatrends, published | http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/thyssen-new-business-led-in… | monitor | ||||
Philippines: SSS earns international citation for initiatives to promote inclusive growth | philippines, the | Gov.ph (12.11.2015) The Social Security System (SSS) has earned an international citation from the world’s leading association of social security institutions for its various programs launched in recent years to promote inclusive growth by targeting informal sector (IS) workers and hard-to-reach… |
Governance and administration, Information and communication technology | published | http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/3001447236446/sss-earns-international-citat… | monitor | ||||
España: La Seguridad Social ofrece desde hoy un simulador para calcular la pensión | spain | Expansión (04.11.2015) El Ministerio de Empleo renuncia a su promesa de informar por carta a los mayores de 50 años sobre su prestación y opta por un simulador en las postrimerías de la legislatura. |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.expansion.com/economia/2015/11/04/563a043d268e3e84598b4662.html | monitor | ||||
Goodwill Ambassador: José Antonio Ocampo joins the ILO in the fight for universal social protection | ilo/news (04.11.2015) The former Colombian finance minister and current Columbia University professor has been appointed by the ILO as Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on universal social protection. |
published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/media-centre/press-releases/WCMS_422462… | monitor | ||||||
South-South forum on social protection kicks off in Beijing | Xinhua Net (09.11.2015) The sixth South-South Learning Forum kicked off in Beijing on Monday to promote knowledge on social protection in urban areas. |
published | http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-11/10/c_134799178.htm | monitor | ||||||
Building Myanmar's Social Protection System Can Protect the Poorest | myanmar | World Bank (04.11.2015) Traditional support structures such as families and communities are insufficient to help households cope with multiple issues that affect their wellbeing. Community support is usually limited to funeral funds and sporadic donations. Families suffer increased hardship when… |
Social assistance, Inequalities | megatrends, poverty, published | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/11/04/building-myanmar-social-pro… | monitor | ||||
Algeria: El Ghazi Emphasizes in Geneva Algeria's Commitment to Social Protection of Workers, Dependents | algeria | AllAfrica (11.11.2015) Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Mohamed El Ghazi emphasized Tuesday in Geneva (Switzerland) the attachment of Algeria to the social protection of workers and dependents as recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO). |
published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201511110715.html | monitor | |||||
China supera meta anual de programa de viviendas de protección social | china | Xinhua Net (10.11.2015) China ha superado la meta anual establecida para su programa de viviendas asequibles de 2015, según los datos facilitados hoy por el Ministerio de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano-Rural del país. |
brics, published | http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2015-11/10/c_134802679.htm | monitor | |||||
Estados Unidos: Piden una red de protección social para los trabajadores autónomos | United States | La Vanguardia (10.11.2015) Una alianza de empresas emergentes, profesores, sindicatos y representantes del Gobierno de Estados Unidos hicieron pública hoy una carta en la que piden que se replantee el sistema de protección social para el creciente número de trabajadores por cuenta propia. |
Health, Employment, Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.lavanguardia.com/tecnologia/20151110/54439727920/piden-una-red-de-pr… | monitor | ||||
Mali : Protection sociale - La Couverture maladie universelle pour tous d’ici 2018 | mali | Mali Actu (09.11.2015) La Maison des Ainés a abrité, le vendredi 23 octobre dernier, la cérémonie de lancement des travaux du Groupe d’experts pour l’opérationnalisation de la couverture Maladie Universelle (C.M.U). L’ouverture des travaux était présidée par le Secrétaire général du Ministère de… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://maliactu.net/mali-protection-sociale-la-couverture-maladie-universelle-p… | monitor | ||||
France: Maladie, vieillesse, emploi… des prestations sociales en hausse | france | Le Monde (10.11.2015) Une progression sensiblement inférieure à celle des années précédentes. La direction des études du ministère des affaires sociales (Drees) a publié, mardi 10 novembre, des données provisoires concernant les prestations sociales, qui montrent qu’elles ont connu en France une… |
published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/11/10/maladie-emploi-logement-le-… | monitor | |||||
Australia: Human Services wins international award for online services | australia | Government News (10.11.2015) Human Services Minister Stuart Robert said the Department won the award for improving the quality and accessibility of social services for millions of Australians through its recent service delivery reforms and development of online services. |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2015/11/human-services-wins-international-awar… | monitor | ||||
Deutschland: Rentenversicherung - Rente soll um bis zu fünf Prozent steigen | germany | Zeit Online (28.10.2015) Es wäre die größte Rentenanpassung seit der Jahrhundertwende: Die Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund erwartet eine Steigerung der Bezüge um bis zu fünf Prozent. |
Financing | published | http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2015-10/rente-erhoehung-2016 | monitor | ||||
Progress Towards Ethiopian Universal Health Coverage | ethiopia | AllAfrica (06.11.2015) The World Health Organization defines universal health coverage (UHC) as a situation in which all people who need health services receive them, without incurring financial hardship. UHC is currently perceived as a crucial component of sustainable development and listed as… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201511061187.html | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] China: Social Protection Key to Poverty Alleviation | china | World Bank News (09.11.2015) China has an unmatched record of achievement in poverty reduction over the past three and a half decades - accounting for 72 percent of the global reduction in extreme poverty. Last month, at the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping reiterated China… |
Social assistance, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | brics, megatrends, poverty, published | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2015/11/09/social-protection-key-to-po… | monitor | ||||
France: Bientôt le chèque santé pour les salariés précaires | france | Viva magazine (03.11.2015) Les salariés en Cdd ou à temps partiel pourront bénéficier d'un chèque santé de la part de leur employeur. Les salariés précaires (en Cdd, à temps partiel) sont les grands oubliés de la généralisation de la complémentaire santé prévue le 1er janvier 2016. Pour y… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://www.viva.presse.fr/bientot-le-cheque-sante-pour-les-salaries-precaires-1… | monitor | ||||
European Union: Youth Employment Initiative under threat in 2016 | european union | EurActiv (05.11.2015) The European Parliament hopes to extend EU funding to combat youth unemployment for 2016, but member states are reluctant to renew its funding. EurActiv France reports. |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, published | http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/youth-employment-initiative… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] France: Une protection sociale à l'heure d'Uber | france | La Tribune (09.11.2015) C'est en simplifiant le système, via la création d'un compte à points, que l'on pourra créer une portabilité des droits sociaux. Un instrument essentiel à l'heure de l'économie uberisée. Par Jean Pisani-Ferry, commissaire général de France… |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.latribune.fr/opinions/tribunes/une-protection-sociale-a-l-heure-d-ub… | monitor | ||||
Le changement climatique aggrave l’extrême pauvreté dans le monde | Le Monde (09.11.2015) Sans mesures immédiates de réduction des émissions de gaz à effets de serre conjuguées à des politiques de développement « solidaire et durable », plus de 100 millions de personnes supplémentaires pourraient basculer dans l’extrême pauvreté à l’horizon 2030. A trois… |
Inequalities, Shocks & extreme events | megatrends, published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/cop21/article/2015/11/08/le-changement-climatique-met-… | monitor | |||||
El Salvador: Reforma pensiones debe mejorar seguridad social | el Salvador | La Prensa Grafica (03.11.2015) Las conclusiones de Mesa-Lago y FUNDAUNGO indican que enfocarse en el déficit fiscal no mejorará las condiciones para los cotizantes y el resto de trabajadores. |
Pensions, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2015/11/04/reforma-pensiones-debe-mejorar-seguri… | monitor | ||||
Ghana: ‘National Social Protection Policy ready for Cabinet’ | ghana | Ghanaweb (06.11.2015) Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that the National Social Protection Policy is ready to be presented to Cabinet for approval by the end of the month. |
Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/politics/National-Social-Protection-Polic… | monitor | ||||
Proposals to reform pension schemes in the Czech Republic | czech republic | Europa (03.11.2015) A new Flash Report prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) is now available and provides information on proposals of the Czech Expert Committee on pension reform. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2369&furtherNews=… | monitor | ||||
2,4 millions de Sénégalais toucheront la Couverture maladie universelle en 2016 (Directeur) | senegal | Star Africa (04.11.2015) La Couverture maladie universelle touchera, en 2016, 2,4 millions de Sénégalais vulnérables dont les familles bénéficient également du programme nationale de bourses de sécurité familiale (Pnbsf), a annoncé, mercredi à Dakar, Cheikh Mbengue, Directeur général de l’agence… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/24-millions-de-senegalais-touches-la-couver… | monitor |