Brazil’s Fiscal Plan Could Falter Without Pension Reform

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Bloomberg (16.08.2016) Acting President Michel Temer’s prized fiscal austerity proposal to cap public spending will only succeed if he can convince Brazil’s Congress to pass a controversial pension reform as well, according to a leading member of his economic team.

Regions / Country
brazil
Topics
Governance and administration
Social policies & programmes

ILO: World Employment and Social Outlook 2016 - Trends for Youth: Global youth unemployment is on the rise again

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ILO/News (24.08.2016) Ongoing ILO research shows that after a number of years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016 and young people are disproportionately affected by working poverty.

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Employment of young workers

Suisse: Assurance maladie - Les primes augmentent plus vite que les salaires

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TDG (23.08.2016) Avec la fin de l’été vient le temps des tracas financiers pour la famille Mesot. Comme à chaque rentrée, elle va devoir tailler dans son budget pour s’assurer que ses quatre enfants, âgés de 15 à 24 ans, disposent des fournitures scolaires requises.

Regions / Country
switzerland
Topics
Health
Financing