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Pension Regularization Programme
This programme, implemented by Act No. 26970 (2014), consists of a moratorium on pensions and seeks to achieve universal pension coverage, promoting social inclusion and reducing poverty and indigence among the elderly.
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Inter-Harvest Programme
Temporary agricultural workers are affected by diverse vulnerability conditions: job insecurity, seasonality in their tasks, high turnover rates, internal and external migration, and the lack of registry that deprives them from social security. This situation is compounded by the weather contingencies that can threaten the crops and, hence, the revenue.
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Productive Recovery Programme
The need to maintain employment levels in order to avoid the social and economic consequences of massive unemployment was extrapolated in the creation of a Programme for employment support.
This Programme was created within the scope of the National Employment Emergency (in force since 2002) to support and promote genuine employment, in spite of the economic slowdown and the crisis experiences by certain geographic areas.
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Belgique: La pension complémentaire ne pourra plus être perçue avant l'âge de la retraite
rtbf.be (18.09.2015) Le ministre des Pensions Daniel Bacquelaine a confirmé ce vendredi par voie de communiqué que les salariés ne pourront plus percevoir les revenus de leur pension complémentaire avant l'âge de la retraite.
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Mali: Sécurité sociale : Le Gouvernement veut s’inscrire dans la convention 102 de l’OIT
maliweb.net (18.09.2015) La direction nationale de la Protection sociale a procédé hier à l’ouverture d’un séminaire de deux jours à l’intention du monde agricole et du secteur informel. La cérémonie était présidée par le secrétaire général du ministère de la Solidarité, de l’Action humanitaire et de la Ceconstruction du nord, M Samba Almamy Baby.
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US: The Life Expectancy Gap Grows Wider
Bloomberg View (17.09.2015) People with relatively little education and comparatively low earnings don't live as long as those with higher levels of education and income. That much has been known for some time. But it turns out that this gap is widening significantly, and is starting to have big effects on Social Security, Medicare and other programs.
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[Report] European Commission: Integration of long-term unemployed into the labour market: report on Member State progress
ec.europa/news (07.09.2015) A report commissioned by the European Commission from the European Social Policy Network of independent experts (ESPN) published today shows an inadequate response in the Member States regarding the reintegration of the long-term unemployed.
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[Report] One foot on the ground, one foot in the air: Ethiopia’s delivery on an ambitious development agenda
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (sept 2015) Despite starting out with one of the lowest levels of human development in the world in the 1990s, Ethiopia is one of the few African countries on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Integrated solution for the selection of cases to audit social security contributions with a predictive model
In order to be more efficient and effective in detecting irregularities and fraud, the Social Insurance Bank (Banco de Previsión Social (BPS)) has built an integrated solution based on the use of modeling techniques and predictive analysis to select taxpayers to be audited (Integrated Solution for the Selection of Cases to Monitor or Solución Integral de Selección de Casos a Fiscalizar (SISCA)).
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[Opinion] The Political Paradox of Cash Transfers
Center For Global Development (16.09.2015) Rigorous evaluations show giving poor people cash is a very effective policy. But polls show poor Tanzanians would rather have government services.
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France: Les prestations sociales seraient désormais toutes revalorisées le 1er avril
Les Echos (16.09.2015) Hormis les retraites, toutes les prestations seraient revalorisées dorénavant au 1er avril sur la base de l’inflation constatée sur les douze derniers mois. Une simplification qui permettrait à l’Etat d’économiser 500 millions d’euros.
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France: Sécu: pour la Cour des comptes, l'équilibre est reporté à un horizon indéfini
latribune.fr (15.09.2015) Le déficit de l'assurance maladie sera de 7,2 milliards d'euros cette année. Ce montant, encore trop important, reporte le retour de l'équilibre financier au-delà de l'année 2020, estime la Cour des comptes, qui, dans son touffu rapport formule plusieurs recommandations pour réduire le trou de la Sécurité sociale.
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Quand les entreprises allemandes rappellent leurs retraités
boursorama.com (16.09.2015) Renoncer temporairement à la vie de retraité pour réintégrer son entreprise ? En Allemagne, ils sont nombreux à faire ce choix, qui leur assure une transition en douceur vers la retraite et, à leur employeur, la possibilité d'exploiter leur précieux savoir-faire.
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UK: Rising number of employees reporting mental health issues
The Guardian (16.09.2015) The number of employees speaking up about mental health problems is on the rise. More than two fifths of employers say they have seen an increase in cases reported by staff of conditions such as depression and anxiety, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
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WHO: Countries urged to make universal health coverage a reality
The Jakarta Post (13.09.2015) The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region has called on member countries to focus their efforts on providing affordable and quality health services to all who need them, as nearly 400 million people still do not have access to essential health services globally.
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Automatized payment for breastfeeding grant
Article 10 of the Constitution of Peru acknowledges and entitles the progressive and universal right of every person to social security. Within this scope, the Act Nº 26790 Modernizing Social Security for Health was enacted, based on the constitutional principles that acknowledge the right to welfare and entitles people to the free access to the services provided by public, private or mixed entities.
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Philippines: DBM ramps up social protection spending, disbursements rose 70% increase to P36.6 billion
businessmirror.com.ph (15.09.2015) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday said that government spending on social protection, such as the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) and calamity funds, hit record increase of 70 percent to P36.6 billion in July this year compared to spending on the same period in 2014.
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EU migrants can be denied social benefits, says top court
EurActiv (15.09.2015) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday (15 September) ruled that a country can withhold basic benefits from EU migrants if they travel from another member country with no intention of finding a new job.
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France: « La décision contre Monsanto ouvre une brèche pour d’autres agriculteurs malades »
Le Monde (11.09.2015) La cour d’appel de Lyon a confirmé, jeudi 10 septembre, la responsabilité de Monsanto dans la maladie de Paul François, céréalier charentais intoxiqué par l’herbicide Lasso du géant américain des biotechnologies. Me François Lafforgue, avocat de l’agriculteur, analyse la portée d’une décision « sans précédent ». Même si Monsanto a annoncé, vendredi 11 septembre, son pourvoi en cassation, l’avocat estime que l’arrêt de la cour « ouvre une brèche pour d’autres agriculteurs malades qui peuvent aujourd’hui espérer être indemnisés ».
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Suisse: Le Conseil des Etats fixe l’âge de la retraite des femmes à 65 ans
Le Temps (15.09.2015) La réforme d’Alain Berset franchit une première étape, mais le chemin est encore long et les obstacles nombreux. Les sacrifices qu’elle implique doivent être compensés et la hausse des rentes et des cotisations AVS ne fait pas l’unanimité
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Digital management of medical procedures
Medical committees issue decisions determining the percentage of disability caused by occupational accidents or diseases. Moreover they intervene in the cases of discrepancies over treatment or advice concerning return to work, and to determine the occupational nature of an accident. The management model used is entirely digital and provides a simple, effective and rapid tool for workers, reducing the time taken to process each step and offering the possibility of providing medical consultations when the application is made by the worker, thereby improving the service.
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Framce: Sécurité sociale - pas de retour à l’équilibre avant 2021, selon la Cour des comptes
Les Echos (15.09.2015) La Cour des comptes a rendu ce mardi matin son volumineux rapport sur l’application des lois de financement de la Sécurité sociale.
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System of Social Security Obligations Calculation - Inspection Certificate Module
The new software tool called "System of Social Security Obligations Calculation (Sistema de Cálculo de Obligaciones de la Seguridad Social (SiCOSS)) - Inspection Certificate Module" streamlines the collection and distribution of social security contributions debt from inspection.
This tool makes the processes of debt determination and notification, in the area of social security funds, faster and simpler.
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Digital Certificate of Earned Income
Web application that allows salaried workers to obtain an official certificate of their incomes, validated by the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP)). Workers can use this certificate, issued by the national Government, as a proof of income, presenting it as a backup on loans, rent or warranty. Moreover, the receiving entity (business, bank, etc.) can check the certificate online at the AFIP website and confirm its veracity.