Le congé paternité de 10 jours minimum généralisé à toute l’UE

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 EURACTIV.fr (25.01.2019) Pour favoriser l’égalité homme-femme, les institutions européennes ont approuvé la création d’un congé paternité de 10 jours minimum pour toute l’UE, un progrès pour la plupart des pays. Le congé existe déjà en France, où il sera néanmoins assoupli.

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Sécurité sociale: Les Marocains largement en tête en Espagne

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Infomédiaire (22.01.2019) Un total de 255 708 Marocains étaient affiliés à la sécurité sociale en Espagne á fin 2018, indique mardi le ministère espagnol du Travail, des migrations et de la sécurité sociale.

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Africa: Universal health coverage and health security WHO’s top priority

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The Southern Times (23.01.2019) Cape Verde and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa will jointly host the Second Africa Health Forum under the theme “Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see”.

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Davos forum shows that we need to share out the wealth – Jamie Livingstone

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The Scotsman (23.01.2019) This week political and ­business elites have been gathering in Davos, ­Switzerland for their annual ­feival of wealth – otherwise known as the World Economic Forum. Some attendees will undoubtedly be ­feeling particularly pleased with ­themselves. As a startling new report by Oxfam revealed on Monday, billionaire ­fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year. That’s an eyewatering $2.5 billion a day.

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ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work: A human-centred agenda needed for a decent future of work

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ILO (22.01.2019) A Universal Labour Guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning are among ten recommendations made in a landmark report by the International Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.

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[Opinion] China: It’s one thing to raise retirement age but what are elderly unskilled workers in Hong Kong going to do in Knowledge Age economy?

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South China Morning Post (20.01.2019) Upside to row over setting new age threshold for welfare payments is chance it presents for city to look into where real job market lies for seniors Employers are becoming more flexible but changes in retirement age are never without controversy

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WHO: Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe

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UN News (21.01.2019) European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, at the launch of its first report on the subject.

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France: Complémentaire santé - la progression du nombre de bénéficiaires de l’ACS et de la CMU-C se poursuit

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argusdelassurance (15.01.2019) L’un des principaux chantiers de l’année 2019 sur le front du marché de la complémentaire santé est la fusion à venir de l’ACS au sein de la CMU-C à l’échéance du dispositif ACS actuel, à savoir au 1er novembre 2019. Le nombre de bénéficiaires de ces deux dispositifs a toutefois continué d’augmenter en cette fin d’année 2018.

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[Blog] ILO: Skills for the future: Learning to learn through technology is the new skills visa

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ILO Blog (17.01.2019) Digital technologies – such as artificial intelligence, 3D printing, cognitive computing, big data, automation, the Internet of Things, advanced robotics and blockchain – are affecting many occupations, both jobs and tasks. The types of skills being demanded by employers are also changing, causing disruption in the task and skill profiles of traditional occupations, such as those in the manufacturing sector. The gig economy also emerged, with people working flexible hours, often producing deliverables with the help of technology.

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