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The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population will provide social security benefits for insured workers from factories and workshops which are temporarily suspended for inspections. According to the release, workers who registered for social security under the Social Welfare Program will receive 40 percent of their salaries based on insurance fee for the unemployed days in accordance with the Social Security Law.

Le phénomène massif de départs d’une partie de la population des grandes métropoles françaises lors de la mise en place du plan de confinement peut s’analyser comme une manifestation supplémentaire – et spectaculaire – du processus de sécession des catégories supérieures à l’œuvre dans la société française. Jean-Laurent Cassely et Jérôme Fourquet livrent leur analyse, basée notamment sur deux enquêtes inédites. 

Cette crise sanitaire mondiale a bouleversé le quotidien et les projets des Français qu’ils vivent en France ou ailleurs. C’est d’autant plus vrai quand on vit à l’étranger et loin de ses proches. Que ce soit pour des raisons personnelles ou financières, de nombreux expatriés envisagent aujourd’hui de rentrer en France. Nous avons recueilli leurs témoignages.

leparisien.fr (22.04.2020) Auditionné par la commission des Affaires sociales du Sénat, le ministre des Comptes publics a souligné d'emblée « le caractère exceptionnel et changeant » de ses prévisions budgétaires. Le cru 2019, meilleur que prévu avec tout de même une perte de 1,9 milliard d'euros, « nous paraît loin aujourd'hui », tant le millésime 2020 est parti pour pulvériser tous les records.

Face à l'épidémie de covid-19, le gouvernement a annoncé dès le mois de mars des mesures exceptionnelles afin d'aider les entreprises à faire face à la baisse d'activité, parmi lesquelles la possibilité de reporter les cotisations sociales. Cette possibilité de report se transforme en exonération pour certaines.

the Government of Iraq (12.04.2020) Covid-19: Iraq’s Higher Committee for Health and National Safety announces emergency monthly grant to families impacted by curfew. The grant is only available to Iraqi citizens who are residing in Iraq. Government employees, those receiving state pensions, social security payments or any other income from the state are not eligible to apply.

The Corona (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic affects social and economic life equally, employed, and unemployed. This pandemic situation is a danger to the health of an undetermined number of people and at the same time to public safety and order. It has a significant impact on everyone's life. It affects all economic activity and therefore the whole world of work. Safety and health protection and the start-up of the economy can only work in unison if a stop-and-go effect is to be avoided.

The Corona (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic affects social and economic life equally, employed, and unemployed. This pandemic situation is a danger to the health of an undetermined number of people and at the same time to public safety and order. It has a significant impact on everyone's life. It affects all economic activity and therefore the whole world of work. Safety and health protection and the start-up of the economy can only work in unison if a stop-and-go effect is to be avoided.

The Haitian Times (29.04.2020) In anticipation of an onslaught of COVID-19 cases, Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, has created an historic public-private partnership, the Commission Multisectoral de Gestation de Pandemic COVID-19, to coordinate the country’s resources and response to the looming pandemic.

The Department of Labour Inspection (DLI) of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance in Cyprus has published “Simple Guidelines  for the Protection of workers on construction sites from COVID-19” in 6 languages, Arabic, Bulgarian,

The New Humanitarian (04.05.2020 ) African governments moved fast to contain COVID-19, but providing support to those hit hardest among the urban poor is more difficult.

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Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (07.04.2020) 40 kg of rice and 200,000 kyats were donated to each pagoda of 58 pagodas in Ponhea Krek district, Tbong Khmum province, and Cheach commune, Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province. In addition, foods and supplies were distributed to 6,580 poor families in Ponhea Krek district, Tbong Khmum province, and Cheach commune, Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province.

Center For Global Development (01.05.2020) The Ehsaas Emergency Cash program was launched at the end of March to distribute funds to 12 million families (an estimated 67 million people) whose livelihood has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic or its aftermath. Each eligible family is entitled to 12,000 Pakistani rupees (PKR), equivalent to $72.07. As of the end of April, 6.6 million beneficiary families representing some 37 million people had already received the payment, for a total of PKR 79.2 billion ($476 million).

The Federation Ministry of Displaced Persons and Refugees has delivered packages of food and hygiene supplies to returnee families in the municipalities of Drvar, Glamoc and Grahovo. The Ministry representatives presented this assistance in the presence of the Mayor of Drvar Dušica Runic, to the local representatives of returnees.
 

The federal government made a series of recommendations to employers and workers at a broad-based themed session yesterday to prevent coronavirus disease.
 
The recommendations are:
 
- Implement special safeguards to prevent the adverse effects on the health of workers by shortening workers' working hours, if the work process permits them
 
. permits, and work that takes place in one shift should be distributed in two shifts, in order to avoid the concentration of more workers in one place
 

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President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signs Decree "On material incentives for healthcare workers".

The document provides for the establishment of an additional monthly allowance for work in conditions associated with infectious diseases. In particular, it concerns employees of health care institutions providing care to patients with infections, as well as those working in conditions associated with infections.

Americas Quarterly (04.05.2020) The pandemic has shone light on the gaps in existing protection programs, but could pave a path to reforms.

oecd (27.04.2020) this note will give an overview of the measures currently being enacted to mitigate the public health situation in different countries of the region, including its social, economic, and governance dimensions.

Commentary to Presidential Decree No 143 of 24 April 2020 "On Supporting the Economy" regarding the payment of temporary disability allowance
Under article 15 of Presidential Decree No. 143 of 24 April 2020 on economic support, temporary disability benefits are paid to persons actually caring for a child under 10 years of age or attending a preschool or general secondary school if the child is a first- or second-level contact in the presence of one or more respiratory symptoms.

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As of April 1, nearly 870 thousand elderly and disabled people living alone live in the republic , of which 167 thousand do not have close relatives.

opengovasia.com (29.04.2020) 20,000 common service centres will offer an Aadhaar updating service, catering to a large number of citizens in rural parts of the country.

Development Pathways (24.04.2020) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the first part of a Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19 titled “Managing Fiscal Risks under Fiscal stress” that looks at “the Impact on Households: Assessing Universal Transfers (UT)”.