The scholarship service is intended to comprehensively intervene in the education of our members by providing them with an amount of money every month.
The scholarships cover secondary, tertiary and university levels, and are awarded through contests.
The Social Insurance Bank (Banco de Previsión Social – BPS), guided by the aim to become more efficient and effective at managing Economic Benefits, has implemented online services to enable a beneficiary in need of eyeglasses to directly bring a prescription issued by an ophthalmologist and an identity card to an authorized optician, who then validates whether the benefit is to be granted or not.
The system verifies beforehand whether the user is eligible for the benefit or not, pending the granting or refusal of the benefit.
The Old Age Security (OAS) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) programs are Canada’s public pensions programs. The OAS program is a residence based program which provides a minimum income to seniors to contribute to their income replacement in retirement. The CPP program is a mandatory, contributory, earnings-related social insurance program which provides partial income replacement for workers in Canada and their families in the event of retirement, disability or death.
Special Assistance (Ayuda Extraordinaria – AYEX) is a non-contributory benefit provided by the Social Insurance Bank (Banco de Previsión Social – BPS), aimed at responding to the socio-educational needs of persons with disabilities covered by the social security system.
The purpose of the benefit is to enable persons to regain skills, compensate lost functions and obtain a maximum degree of autonomy and a better quality of life, with their abilities and aspirations.
The objective of the program is to work to ensure that indigenous people and vulnerable rural communities of our country fully enjoy and exercise their social security rights from an integrated perspective, through institutional action that ensures access to the National Social Security Administration (Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social – ANSES) benefits without discrimination and respecting their culture and socio-economic characteristics.
The National Social Security Administration (Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social – ANSES) Biometric System (ABS) is responsible for validating the identity of individuals, simplifying and optimizing processes related to payment and life certificates for SIPA and non-contributory pensions beneficiaries and/or their proxies through a dynamic, secure, effective, reliable and simple technological system using biometric tools allowing fingerprints to be captured in digital form.
The system is implemented with the following functions:
This good practice consists of verifying the origin and quality of centrally purchased medication, applying internationally and officially recognized methodologies, with quantitative and qualitative results for each drug delivery. Quality assurance must cover different stages in the institutional supply chain, including monitoring the useful life of the medication.
ILOblog (30.06.2017) During an economic crisis, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are one way that governments can use to protect vulnerable people from falling into poverty. Between 2001 and 2002, Argentina suffered one of the worst economic crises in its history. Unemployment rose, the share of people living below the poverty line increased and political instability and social unrest ensued.
Le Temps (05.07.2017) L’emploi total devrait augmenter de 2% par an d’ici 2025 au niveau suisse. Il faudra cependant veiller à adapter les qualifications aux nouvelles réalités économiques.
Overseas Development Institute - ODI (June 2017) This briefing considers the extent to which international labour migrants are covered by social protection, and the implications this has for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda).
L'Obs (11.07.2017) Edouard Philippe a annoncé samedi aux partenaires sociaux une réforme du compte pénibilité, prévue pour entrer en vigueur pour 2018, qui se veut un compromis entre la CFDT, très attachée à cette mesure emblématique du quinquennat Hollande, et le patronat, vent debout contre une "usine à gaz".
El Nuevo Herald (03.07.2017) La población de América Latina está envejeciendo antes de que la región haya alcanzado su pleno desarrollo económico, lo que tendrá a la larga consecuencias negativas para el sistema de pensiones, según el experto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal) Paulo Saad
24heures.ch (05.07.2017) Après des atermoiements de plusieurs années, les Suisses avaient approuvé la loi le 6 juillet 1947. Depuis, l'AVS est devenue la principale assurance sociale du pays.
Les Echos (09.07.2017) Edouard Philippe annonce les critères de simplification de ce qui devient le « compte de prévention ». Le patronat applaudit, la CFDT regrette l’abandon du principe pollueur-payeur.
Progressive Governance (03.07.2017) This afternoon’s session on the digital economy begins with the critical question of whether the progressive left should aim to emulate and advance the successes of digital economy, or focus more on protecting citizens from the negative excesses of this developing sector.
2M (07.07.2017) Enjeu majeur pour les politiques publiques, les systèmes de protection sociale accusent toutefois des défaillances à plusieurs niveaux, notamment celui relatif à leur généralisation. Dans le cadre d'un séminaire international organisé récemment à Rabat, le Président du Conseil Economique Social et Environnemental, Nizar Baraka, déplore des lacunes et insuffisances concernant les assurances retraites.
Le Monde (07.07.2017) Le jour de carence pour les arrêts maladie dans la fonction publique sera rétabli dès 2018, a annoncé jeudi 6 juillet le ministre de l’action et des comptes publics, Gérald Darmanin. Et ce « conformément à l’engagement du président de la République », qui avait fait de sa restauration une promesse de campagne.
Le Monde (12.07.2017) Aux Etats-Unis, Ivanka Trump pourrait bien être à l’origine du tout premier congé maternité rémunéré du pays.
Les Echos (13.07.2017) La réforme annoncée du droit du travail ne répond pas aux grands enjeux de notre époque, que sont la mondialisation, la numérisation de l’économie ou encore l’essor de l’intelligence artificielle. Ses effets sur l’emploi seront donc à peine perceptibles sur l’emploi.
The Kathmandu Post (07.07.2017) Social security allowances can be an important vehicle for strengthening social contract between state and citizens
EurActiv (12.07.2017) La population de l’Union européenne a augmenté l’année dernière, alors que le nombre de naissances et de décès était le même. Selon Eurostat, le bureau européen des statistiques, la hausse est due à la migration.
CEPAL (04.07.2017) La CEPAL, con apoyo de la cooperación alemana (GIZ), inauguró hoy un taller de dos días en la capital mexicana.
lemonde.fr (11.07.2017) Un rapport commandé par Theresa May préconise de lutter contre les abus de l’« économie des petits boulots ». Mais les premières réactions des syndicats ne sont pas tendres.
ABS-CBN News/Blog (10.07.2017) With people across the globe now living much longer, a gap has developed between what individuals need during retirement and what is available, pointing to what analysts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) call “a global pension crisis”.
stateofaadhaar.in (2017) The Government of India aims to provide a comprehensive set of safety nets to India’s poor, including food subsidies, employment guarantees, and targeted cash transfers. Financial leakages and service delivery issues, however, reduce its effectiveness. The government aims to use Aadhaar’s authentication and fund transfer capabilities to address these problems.
