poverty

France: Salariés précaires - comment les contrats courts ont été multipliés par quatre en trente ans

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Le Monde (13.02.2019) Selon les derniers chiffres de l’Insee, la proportion de salariés embauchés en contrat court s’est stabilisée depuis les années 2010 après avoir été multipliée par quatre.

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[Report] Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Inventory of non-contributory programmes

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socialprotection.org (January 2019) The report presents an inventory of non-contributory social protection programmes in South and East Asian countries and the Pacific Islands. It is based on an extensive review of official government documents and websites, reports and relevant documents produced by international organisations, and academic papers.

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Asia
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Davos forum shows that we need to share out the wealth – Jamie Livingstone

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The Scotsman (23.01.2019) This week political and ­business elites have been gathering in Davos, ­Switzerland for their annual ­feival of wealth – otherwise known as the World Economic Forum. Some attendees will undoubtedly be ­feeling particularly pleased with ­themselves. As a startling new report by Oxfam revealed on Monday, billionaire ­fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year. That’s an eyewatering $2.5 billion a day.

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[Informe] Panorama Social de América Latina 2018

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CEPAL (Enero 2019) El Panorama Social 2018 analiza temas cruciales para entender y actuar ante los desafíos estructurales que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe en la actual coyuntura económica y social, especialmente en el marco de las transformaciones en curso en los mercados de trabajo. Incluye nuevas revisiones de la metodología utilizada por el organismo para estimar la pobreza monetaria en la región, así como nuevas mediciones sobre desigualdad funcional, gasto social y doble inclusión laboral y social.

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Suisse: Pauvreté - Aide sociale: il y a plus de non-recourants que d’abus

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Le Temps (16.01.2019) En Suisse, comme en Europe, une grande majorité des personnes dans le besoin ne réclament pas les aides sociales auxquelles elles ont droit. Une économie pour l’Etat? Au contraire

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switzerland
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[Report] Social protection: meeting children's rights and needs

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ReliefWeb (31.12.2018) Despite significant progress in the reduction of extreme poverty in recent years, millions of children are still poor or vulnerable to poverty. There is growing consensus that poverty comprises more dimensions than just monetary. Social protection policies can help address the multifaceted nature of child poverty and improve children’s well-being, especially in the areas of education, health and nutrition. However, it is important to consider the gender-, age- and context-specific needs and vulnerabilities of children during all stages of the policy cycle.

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[Opiniõn] Panamá: Dilemas del empleo informal

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Prensa (20.12.2018) El más reciente informe laboral de la Contraloría General de la República (agosto 2018) indica que 43.6% de los trabajadores panameños tienen empleos informales, casi siete puntos por encima de su nivel histórico más bajo, alcanzado en 2011 (36.9%).

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Difficult-to-cover groups

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