WHO Media Centre (17.11.2015) According to WHO estimates, climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year - from shifting patterns of disease, from extreme weather events, such as heat-waves and floods, and from the degradation of air quality, food and water supplies, and sanitation.
This Day Live (30.11.2015) The Country Director, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Ousmane Dore, has said the present administration’s social welfare policy where it planned to introduce a direct conditional monthly social security payment of N5,000 for 25 million poor Nigerians needed detailed costing amid limited financial resources both at federal and state levels.
Le Monde (26.11.2015) C’est une donnée qui retient rarement l’attention lorsque les chiffres du chômage sont publiés, à la fin de chaque mois. La ministre du travail, Myriam El Khomri, n’y a pas fait la moindre allusion dans le communiqué qu’elle a diffusé, le 26 octobre, pour commenter la dernière batterie d’indicateurs sur les demandeurs d’emploi. Une discrétion sans doute liée au fait que cette statistique continue de progresser à un rythme soutenu : elle porte sur les personnes qui recherchent un emploi tout en ayant déjà un poste.
ouest-france.fr (25.11.2015) Un projet de loi prévoit de mutualiser les moyens des agents chargés de lutter contre la fraude sur ceux des autres organismes de protection sociale.
New Vision (26.11.2015) Governement has been asked to review the Social Protection Policy to include vulnerable groups like the youth in agriculture production who lack financial support.
The Street (12.11.2015) Universal health coverage isn't just one of the UN's future goals, it's also an opportunity for investors.
Europa (18.11.2015) The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on how to improve work-life balance and reduce obstacles to women's participation in the labour market, thereby contributing to the employment headline target of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
The Daily Star (25.11.2015) The government is trying to ensure that no deaths will occur due to a lack of safety in workplaces in the country, said Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment (DIFE).
Business Mirror (24.11.2015) While the excitement from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting hosted by the Philippine government last week has simmered down, the issues and challenges linked with this year’s Apec theme—“Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World”—remain as major concerns for the 21 member-economies under the regional organization.
outlookindia.com (24.11.2015) With the impressive array of social security programmes in India, the country is ideally poised to move to Social Protection Floor (SPF), International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.
