La France indemnise-t-elle mieux les chômeurs que ses voisins ?

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 07:34

Le Monde (20.01.2016) Lors de ses vœux «  aux acteurs de l’entreprise et de l’emploi  », lundi 18  janvier, au Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE), François Hollande a joué une nouvelle carte contre le chômage. Le président a présenté un plan massif de nouvelles formations pour 500 000 demandeurs d’emploi.

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france
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Unemployment

Vietnam: Occupational diseases are weakening Ho Chi Minh City workforce

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 09:10

Thanh Nien Daily (21.01.2016) New data released by health officials in Ho Chi Minh City this week have once again laid bare the problem of poor working conditions in Vietnam and how they are debilitating the workforce.

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vietnam
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Occupational accidents and diseases

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[Opinion] Americans Don't Get Universal Health Care, But They Might As Well Be Paying For It

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 09:05

Medical Daily (21.01.2016) The issue of universal health care has loomed over the U.S. for years. But with rising health care costs, the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (more commonly known as Obamacare ), and an increasingly tense presidential race, the debate is becoming inescapable. Despite the country’s ever-divided political stance, the fact is the U.S. is one of the only developed nations without a universal health care system. And while most of the population believes this is because health care is primarily privately funded, they’re wrong.

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United States
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Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

France: Le Conseil constitutionnel limite l’accès au tiers payant

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 09:33

Le Monde (22.01.2016) Le conflit qui oppose depuis des mois une partie des médecins libéraux à la ministre de la santé, Marisol Touraine, pourrait bien se solder par un match nul. Saisi par les parlementaires d’opposition, le Conseil constitutionnel a invalidé, jeudi 21 janvier, une partie du dispositif du tiers payant généralisé, la mesure phare du projet de loi de santé qui prévoyait, d’ici à fin 2017, une dispense d’avance de frais intégrale pour les consultations chez un médecin généraliste ou un spécialiste.

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france
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Health
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EU: Ready for the Demographic Revolution? Measuring Active Ageing

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 01/21/2016 - 09:45

Europa/News (14.01.2016) Across the EU, the number of older people is increasing – particularly fast, when it comes to people over 80 – and the number of young and working-age people is decreasing. Many regard this as a problem, particularly if they see older people as a burden.

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european union
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Old-age pensions

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