Suisse: En 2018, un licencié sur trois avait plus de 50 ans

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Le Temps (10.01.2019) Les secteurs bancaire et pharmaceutique apparaissent en pleine restructuration alors que la pression a diminué sur l’industrie, selon une étude. Les seniors mettent jusqu’à deux fois plus de temps pour retrouver un emploi

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France: La souffrance au travail, ce fléau

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Le Monde (09.01.2019) Burn-out, état de stress post-traumatique... 10 000 troubles psychosociaux, et sans doute autant de non déclarés comme tels, ont été reconnus comme accidents du travail en 2016, selon l’Assurance-maladie.

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Une santé hors de prix aux Etats-Unis | Alternatives Economiques

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démonstration de l'inefficacité de la privatisation de la protection sociale : l'exemple des Etats Unis

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China: Sustaining prosperity while growing old

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Chinadaily.com (08.01.2019) The global population is becoming older due mainly to fewer children being born, reinforced by people living much longer. China is now home to the largest number of elderly people and their size is increasing faster than in most other aging countries, with the fastest increase happening among the oldest old (aged 80 or above).

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[Opiniõn] Panamá: Dilemas del empleo informal

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Prensa (20.12.2018) El más reciente informe laboral de la Contraloría General de la República (agosto 2018) indica que 43.6% de los trabajadores panameños tienen empleos informales, casi siete puntos por encima de su nivel histórico más bajo, alcanzado en 2011 (36.9%).

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Reform programmes should compensate low-income workers, OECD says

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EurActiv (21.12.2018) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged governments to pay attention to the consequences of their policies and compensate vulnerable groups that could be hit by new taxes.

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Indonesian social protection system must be for all citizens, declares Government report

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Development Pathways (26.11.2018) A recommendation that Indonesia moves from a social protection system that only targets the poorest to one that is inclusive of all citizens is included in a new Government-commissioned report.

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Suisse: Vices et vertus des objets connectés au service de la santé

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Le Temps (08.01.2019) Applications et autres appareils électroniques mettent le système de santé traditionnel au défi, explique Nicolas Bourdillon, chercheur à l’Unil et responsable recherche et développement de la start-up Becare SA. Il sera du 8 au 11 janvier au CES Las Vegas, une convention consacrée à la technologie qui accueille pour la première fois un pavillon suisse

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France: Les nouvelles sanctions sont-elles efficaces pour lutter contre le chômage?

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franceinter (07.01.2019) L'assurance-chômage est accessible à de nouveaux ayants-droits depuis le 1er janvier. En contrepartie, les sanctions contre les inscrits à pôle-emploi, qui ne respectent pas leurs devoirs, sont plus sévères. Le renforcement des sanctions est-il la solution ?

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Estonia: Changes to procedure for submitting occupational accident report enter into force

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baltictimes (03.01.2019) The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been amended as of January 1 and several new regulations have entered into force in Estonia as a result, including an updated procedure for submitting an occupational accident report as well as the content thereof.

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