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.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 which seeks to provide Social Security Organisation (Socso) protection to self employed persons has been passed by the Dewan Rakyat today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem said for a start, the new law would be enforced to provide Socso protection to self-employed taxi drivers and e-hailing service providers, including Uber and GrabCar, before being extended to other self-employment sectors.

HelpAge International (30.06.2017) June is an exciting month for us here in Myanmar. All older people over the age of 90 are now eligible to receive 10,000 Burmese kyat (around US$7) per month from a new universal social pension - the first of its kind in the country. For a lower middle income country where social protection has historically been very limited, this is a major achievement.

The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) was formed to provide a forum for member institutions to exchange views and experiences on social security issues.

Its members comprise the Social Security Institutions of ASEAN countries namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. As a non-government organization, ASSA seeks to promote the development of social security in the region in consonance with the aspirations, laws and regulations of the member countries.

The Guardian (14.06.2017) Europe’s social services face a challenging time. Angela Merkel is fond of saying that Europe has 7% of the world’s population, 25% of its wealth and 50% of its welfare spending. If the continent is to avoid a continued period of stagnation and austerity, it will need to explore more radical options.

EurActiv (16.05.2017) 99% de la population souhaite améliorer ses conditions de vie, ce qui ne devrait pas changer avec l’instauration d’un revenu universel. En revanche, le mécanisme permettrait de mettre fin aux situations de travail ou d’assistanat humiliantes assure Guy Standing à Euractiv Pologne.

L'Obs (17.06.2017) À l’orée du nouveau millénaire, je verse au débat une proposition visant à améliorer le sort du genre humain: l’attribution à chaque individu d’un revenu de base universel (RU) suffisant pour assurer le minimum vital.

El Mostrador (06.06.2917) La implantación y desarrollo de un nuevo y potente sistema público de servicios sociales en Chile, su diseño y propuesta organizacional, no suele aparecer en el discurso político ni técnico de nuestro país, ni siquiera parece estar en el imaginario político chileno.

The Information Center on Social Protection (CIPS) is a website that provides information in Portuguese on the social protection area (www.cipsocial.org).

Its main purpose is to, on the one hand, respond to the knowledge needs of the Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste. On the other hand, make available information on the existing social protection realities of these countries.

El Mostrador (06.06.2917) La implantación y desarrollo de un nuevo y potente sistema público de servicios sociales en Chile, su diseño y propuesta organizacional, no suele aparecer en el discurso político ni técnico de nuestro país, ni siquiera parece estar en el imaginario político chileno.