[opinion] Philippines: Pension for all seniors: It’s time

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BusinessMirror (19.01.2017) The national debate over the mechanics of how to implement the proposed additional P2,000 in the monthly pension received by the elderly members of the Social Security System (SSS) tends to ignore other glaring facts about the state of destitution affecting majority of the nation’s senior citizens.

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philippines, the
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Pensions

Deutschland: BG BAU startet neue Präventionskampagne

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Arbeitsschutz-Portal (18.01.2017) Es wurde groß angekündigt, nun ist es gestartet - das Präventionsprogramm "Bau auf Sicherheit. Bau auf dich" von der Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft (BG BAU)! Die Aktion ist auf Dauer angelegt, soll Arbeitgeber und Arbeitnehmer für mehr Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitssicherheit auf Baustellen sensibilisieren und sicheres Verhalten fördern und fordern - von Chefs und Beschäftigten.

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germany
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Occupational accidents and diseases

France: Taxer les robots pour financer la protection sociale, un remède pire que le mal?

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L'Express (15.01.2017) Et si les robots finançaient la protection sociale? La proposition n'émane pas d'un scénario de film de science fiction mais du très sérieux Parlement européen. Sa commission juridique a adopté jeudi un rapport de l'eurodéputée Mady Delvaux évoquant la création d'une "taxe robot". 

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france
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Financing

Canada: Ontario eyes stronger protections for workers who get sick on the job

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Toronto Star (16.01.2017) Ontario aims to have a dedicated occupational disease response team in place by the end of the year to improve prevention and enforcement, as well as help workers who get sick from chemical exposures file compensation claims, the Star has learned.

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canada
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Occupational accidents and diseases

[Opinion] Europe: Travailleurs détachés : « La liberté de circuler ne doit pas être celle d’exploiter »

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lemonde.fr (12.12.2016) Huit ministres du travail de l’Union européenne demandent que ces travailleurs « puissent bénéficier d’une rémunération équivalente à celle des travailleurs du pays d’accueil dès le premier jour de leur détachement ».

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european union
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Employment
Migration

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Philippines: PhilHealth, DOH and DSWD renew ties for social protection

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Malaya (16.01.2017) Two years after the initial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently renewed their partnership for the Social Protection Support Initiatives (SPSI) that will benefit Filipino citizens, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged groups.

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philippines, the
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Health
Governance and administration