Bloomberg (17.05.2019) Japan’s ballooning debt fueled by social security obligations. Government seeks to persuade more elderly to stay in work
socialprotection (03.04.2019) Every second elderly person in India is concerned about his or her social and financial security, a study conducted by Agewell Research and Advocacy Centre for the United Nations revealed.
Xinhua (15.04.2019) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them.
Helpage (13.04.2019) HelpAge International has supported Myanmar since 2004 and has been an implementing partner of the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) donor consortium since January 2010. Building on its field experience, HelpAge began a policy oriented project funded by LIFT in 2014, called Strengthening the Ministry of Social Welfare To Fulfil Its Role in Expanding Social Protection.
Libération (08.04.2019) Sans cacher son agacement après les déclarations contradictoires des membres du gouvernement, Jean-Paul Delevoye, grand architecte de la réforme, poursuit ses travaux. Objectif affiché : rendre le système plus équitable, y compris entre les hommes et les femmes.
Rapport In Extenso de Dominique Libault, directeur de l'EN3S, sur la perte d'autonomie et la prise en charge du grand âge et de la dépendance
lequotidiendumedecin (28.03.2019) Six mois après le lancement d'une grande concertation nationale pour répondre aux défis du vieillissement, Dominique Libault, conseiller d'État et président du Comité national du parcours des personnes âgées en risque de perte d'autonomie (PAERPA), a rendu ce jeudi à Agnès Buzyn son rapport. Il y compile... 175 propositions « pour une politique forte et nouvelle du grand âge en France » issues des 400 000 contributions récoltées en ligne, des 5 forums régionaux et des 10 ateliers nationaux.
EurActiv (19.03.2019) En dépit d’un taux d’activité record, les personnes âgées sont en proportion bien plus souvent en situation de chômage de longue durée que le reste de la population (60,2% contre 41,8%).
Tthenewslens (12.03.2019) he past few years have seen workers in Asia becoming increasingly restive and concerned over pensions. Demands for reform have erupted into street protests in China, French Polynesia, India, New Zealand, and everywhere in between. The Asia-Pacific has a relatively young population with a high ratio of workers to dependents – i.e., children and the elderly – and this has contributed substantially to the region’s sustained rapid economic growth in the past few decades.
HelpAge International (07.03.2019) Women around the world regularly face discrimination and disadvantages due to their gender. They will recieve less formal education and training than men, and work in informal and low-paid jobs, having to shoulder most unpaid care responsibilities. These factors have a damaging effect on the financial security of women and their overall quality of life as they age.
