Responsible investing: Japanese public pensions focusing on environment, social issues

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 08:39

Nikkei Asian Review (29.09.2015) A growing number of public pension funds here are promising to consider corporate commitment to social causes in making investment decisions, joining a movement rapidly gaining prominence around the world.

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European executive promises convergence on social rights

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 13:02

EurActiv (30.09.2015) The European Commission wants to establish minimum social rights as part of a package due to be unveiled in Spring 2016. Paris and Berlin are exploring plans for a "social Eurogroup", the French President said.

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Re-employment of the long-term unemployed - a pressing European challenge

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 12:48

europa.eu (18.09.2015) Despite the decline in unemployment since 2013, long-term unemployment has only now ceased rising and the prospects of returning to jobs for those who have been unemployed for more than one year remain very low.

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[Opinión] Reformas estructurales al sistema de pensiones en Chile

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 08:55

El Mostrador (07.09.2015) El sistema privatizado de administración de fondos de pensiones (AFP) vía capitalización individual fue creado durante la dictadura cívico-militar por el entonces ministro de Trabajo José Piñera (el mismo del Plan Laboral), mediante el Decreto Ley N° 3500 de 1980. El objetivo central de la privatización del sistema de pensiones era crear un robusto mercado de capitales que ofrezca una vía de financiamiento barato a las grandes empresas (también privatizadas de manera irregular) debido a las restricciones de crédito del sistema financiero

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Chômeurs de longue durée : Hollande plaide pour un plan européen

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 08:28

Les Echos (29.09.2015) Devant le congrès de la Confédération européenne des syndicats, le chef de l’Etat a plaidé pour la portabilité des droits des travailleurs et la convergence des systèmes de Sécurité sociale dans l’UE.

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Afrique de l'Ouest: Protection sociale/ CNPS: cérémonie de remise de diplômes aux élèves du CIFOCSS

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 09/29/2015 - 14:34

Abidjan.net (29.09.2015) Environs quatre-vingt-dix élèves issus du Centre Ivoirien de Formation des Cadres de la Sécurité Sociale de l'institut aux Métiers de la Sécurité Social( IM2S), ont reçu ce mardi 29 septembre leurs diplômes de fin de formation.

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Africa
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[Report] WHO/Europe: New evidence: how the economic crisis has affected health systems and health in Europe

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 09/29/2015 - 08:54

Euro WHO (07.09.2015) Economic shocks pose a threat to health and health system performance by increasing people's requirements for health care and, at the same time, making access to care more difficult. The financial and economic crisis has had a visible but varied impact on many health systems in Europe, eliciting a wide range of responses from governments facing fiscal pressure.

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