[Opinion] Le revenu universel, généalogie d’une utopie

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 09:26

lemonde.fr (25.04.2016) Si, le 5 juin, les Suisses votent «  oui  » à la proposition de création d’un ­ «  revenu de base universel et inconditionnel  », la Confédération helvétique vivra une petite révolution  : chaque citoyen suisse, actif ou inactif, SDF ou banquier, jeune ou âgé, recevra un revenu versé par l’Etat.

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Social assistance
Inequalities

El proyecto de “Informatización del Sistema Nacional de Salud en Cuba” obtuvo un premio en la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 09:15

Ciber Cuba (22.04.2016) La Empresa cubana de Soluciones Informáticas (Softel), que forma parte delGrupo Empresarial de la Informática y las Comunicaciones, obtuvo la categoría de Champion Project (Proyecto Campeón) en los Premios 2016 de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información, que serán otorgados en mayo por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT).

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cuba
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Health
Health insurance
Information and communication technology

Algérie: Déclarations liées aux maladies professionnelles à la CNAS - La prévention une mission première

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/25/2016 - 08:51

El Moudjahid (18.04.2016) Sur les 13.000 visites d’entreprises effectuées entre 2014-2015, la Caisse nationale des assurances sociales des travailleurs salariés (CNAS) a relevé 22.000 infractions liées à la déclaration des procédés de travail susceptibles de provoquer des maladies professionnelles

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algeria
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Occupational accidents and diseases
Governance and administration

Manuel Valls backs major reform of French welfare system

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 09:13

Irish Times (22.04.2016) Prime minister Manuel Valls yesterday gave his support to a dramatic reform of France’s incomprehensible social welfare system, which would eventually transform 10 different types of welfare payments into a single “common base coverage” of €400 per month, with top-ups for some recipients.

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france
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Social assistance

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India: The winding, (sometimes) bumpy road to pension reform | The Indian Express

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 08:50

indian Express (22.04.2016) With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term.

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india
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Pensions
Governance and administration

[Opinion] Basic Income And Social Democracy

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 04/21/2016 - 09:53

socialeurope.eu (11.04.2016) The idea of an unconditional basic income is in fashion. From Finland to Switzerland, from San Francisco to Seoul, people talk about it as they have never done. Twice before, basic income was the object of a real public debate, albeit briefly and limited to one country at a time. In both episodes, the centre left played a central role.

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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities

[Report] Informality, women and social protection: Identifying barriers to provide effective coverage

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 04/21/2016 - 09:35

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (April 2016) Designing more flexible social protection schemes that adjust to the particular needs of women in informal work requires a careful assessment of the obstacles they face in accessing social protection. This paper provides an overview of the barriers women face in accessing social protection, which in some cases are rooted in the nature of informality and in other cases are gender-specific. Both need to be taken into account when designing social protection schemes for informal female workers.

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Extension of coverage
Inequalities