Development Pathways (24.04.2017) The 31st of March 2017 marked a great step forward for Kenya with the announcement of a social pension for all older persons. Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich – the Minister of Finance – presented the 2017/18 Budget to both Houses of Parliament which included measures to address poverty through social protection.
OECD Library (24.04.2017) This strategic foresight report assesses the interaction between demographics, economic development, climate change and social protection in six countries in East Africa between now and 2065: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The report combines population projections with trends in health, urbanisation, migration and climate change and identifies the implications for economic development and poverty.
Khaleej Times (25.04.2017) The law will upgrade the system of managing occupational safety, especially in regulating workplace injuries.
ft.com (26.04.2017) Move to ensure all workers have health insurance and unemployment benefits
lemonde.fr (26.04.2017) Le « socle des droits sociaux » défendu par Bruxelles vise à améliorer la protection sociale et les conditions de travail. Des principes toutefois non contraignants.
Le Monde (27.04.2017) Les autorités françaises ne pourront plus suspendre les certificats de détachement des travailleurs même en cas de situation frauduleuse.
Kurier (12.04.2017) Wifo-Berechnungen: Pro Kind gab Österreich 2015 um 65 Prozent mehr Geld aus als im Jahr 2000.
The Star Online (01.05.2017) Malaysia has spearheaded the handling of disability management for disabled workers in the Asean region by having a more inclusive and integrative approach.
reuters.com (25.04.2017) Chinese pension funds drew 970.8 billion yuan ($141.06 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, an increase of 25.4 percent from the same period last year, state news agency Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security as saying.
europa.eu (2017) This issue presents results from the analysis of selected case studies on how ICT-enabled social innovations promoting social investment can contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems in the EU
