EurActiv (31.01.2019) Digital Economy Commissioner Mariya Gabriel defended the need for a collective response to the digital gender gap on Tuesday (29 January), at a conference on gender equality organized by the Martens Centre in Brussels.

ILO (29.01.2019) Social protection and the right to social security have been an integral element of the mandate of the International Labour Organization (ILO) since its creation

European Commission (29.01.2019) The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached a provisional agreement on the Commission's third proposal to broaden the list of recognised cancer-causing chemicals in the workplace.

Social Europe (30.01.2019) An unemployment reinsurance scheme benefiting countries hit by asymmetric shocks attracts what to some will be surprising support across the EU.

ILO (22.01.2019) This landmark report by the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work examines how to achieve a better future of work for all at a time of unprecedented change and exceptional challenges in the world of work.

socialprotection.org (January 2019) The report presents an inventory of non-contributory social protection programmes in South and East Asian countries and the Pacific Islands. It is based on an extensive review of official government documents and websites, reports and relevant documents produced by international organisations, and academic papers.

Blockchain's distributed trust model promises to remake existing business processes. Data and analytics leaders must recast existing data management and analytics capabilities and add new competencies to manage risk and exploit new opportunities. This webinar will guide you on how to build on your data and analytics expertise to support your enterprise's blockchain efforts. 

• What is blockchain and distributed ledger technology
• How blockchain can disrupt your data and analytics infrastructure
• The maturity level of blockchain and where should you begin

timesofmalta (28.01.2019) The current one-day paternity leave is a huge injustice, according to the Association for Equality, welcoming an EU directive increasing the entitlement to 10 days and noting it is “the least fathers should be granted”. Though, by Maltese law, mothers can benefit from up to 18 weeks leave, fathers only enjoy a single day of birth leave.

El País (28.01.2019) Más de 313.000 personas recibieron esta prestación en 2017 en España. Hay grandes diferencias por comunidades

Wiener Zeitung Online (28.01.2019) Es bleibt bei der Ankündigung der Regierung, kleinere Einkommen mit 700 Millionen Euro über die Sozialversicherung ab 2020 entlasten zu wollen. Wer davon profitiert, war auch am Montag nicht zu konkretisieren. Aus dem Finanzministerium war nur zu erfahren, dass es auch weiterhin die Rückerstattung solcher Beiträge, also die Negativsteuer von bis zu 400 Euro im Jahr bei Arbeitnehmern, bis zu 500 Euro bei Pendlern oder 110 Euro bei Pensionisten geben solle. Zusätzlich? "Genau", sagt ein Sprecher.