basic income

Mexico to Give Minimum Wage Another Boost

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 09:54

WSJ (18.12.2018) The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5.10) a day from 88.36 pesos on Jan. 1, while along the northern border with the U.S. the minimum daily wage will double to 176.72 pesos ($8.80), said Labor Minister Luisa María Alcalde.

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mexico
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En Espagne, Pedro Sanchez annonce une hausse du salaire minimum de 22 %

Submitted by dfabbri on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 10:56

Le Monde (13.12.2018) Selon le ministère du travail, l’augmentation touchera de manière directe 1,3 million de travailleurs, dont la rémunération se situe actuellement sous la barre des 900 euros.  « Un pays riche ne peut pas avoir des travailleurs pauvres. » Le chef du gouvernement espagnol, le socialiste Pedro Sanchez, a justifié en ces termes l’augmentation, dès janvier 2019, du salaire minimum (SMI) de 22,3 %, qu’il approuvera lors du conseil des ministres du 21 décembre.

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spain
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Basic Income ‘Made In Italy’ And Unpaid Work: Two Sides Of Same Coin

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 10:04

socialeurope (01.11.2018) Italy’s draft 2019 September Budget Law, which will enter into force in January 2019, has been defined as a “courageous manoeuvre” for change by the political forces which have designed and implemented it very recently. Indeed, it may indeed take much courage to introduce a measure of basic income (the so-called ‘reddito di cittadinanza’) which is conditional upon undertaking ‘unpaid work’ in community-based services.

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italy
Global challenges
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Employment
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Pour une politique de salaire minimum européen : perspectives et obstacles

Submitted by fabbri on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 15:10

revue de l'IRES  : Lors de la campagne des élections européennes de 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker, alors tête de liste du Parti populaire européen (PPE) et aujourd’hui président de la Commission européenne, annonçait : « En tant que président de la Commission, je plaiderai pour que chaque État membre introduise un salaire minimum adapté à ses pratiques nationales de négociations salariales et à ses conditions économiques » (Juncker, 2014a).

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european union
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France: Revenu de base - treize départements vont en faire l'expérimentation

Submitted by fabbri on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 15:22

RCF (13.06.2018) Treize départements français ancrés à gauche se sont portés volontaires pour expérimenter le revenu de base, une idée qui remonte à la précédente campagne pour la présidentielle.

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france
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Uganda: Minimum Wage Reform Can Address Future Social Protection Challenges 

Submitted by fabbri on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 11:24

New Vision (08.05.2018) May 1st was yet another day for the world to commemorate Labour Day. Workers from all over the world are faced with different opportunities and challenges. When I was reflecting on the past Labour Day celebrations in Uganda, I noticed with concern that the debate on minimum wage did not take a centre stage as has always been the case. 
 

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uganda
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Le salaire minimum, un pilier de l’Europe sociale difficile à construire

Submitted by fabbri on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:47

EurActiv (01.02.2018) Témoin des énormes disparités de niveau de vie au sein de l’Union européenne, le montant du salaire minimum légal varie de 1 à 9 dans les 22 pays qui l’ont adopté, ce qui rend particulièrement complexe son harmonisation au niveau européen.

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european union
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Social policies & programmes
Inequalities
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Quebec - Canada - Final Report of the Expert Committee on Guaranteed Minimum Income

Submitted by lasalle on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 14:17

Québec Portal (13.11.2017) The Expert Committee on Guaranteed Minimum Income released its final report, in which it presents 23 recommendations consistent with a global vision of what would be a transformed and enhanced income system. This global vision is based on both a conceptual analysis of the very idea of guaranteed minimum income and an overall diagnosis of Québec's current income support system.

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canada
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Inequalities
Old_Global Challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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Québec : Guaranteed Minimum Income

Submitted by massetti on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 14:01

Québec Portal - Economic, social and demographic changes all influence the labour market. In response to these changes and in keeping with the goal of fostering labour market access to the greatest number of persons, the Gouvernement du Québec has decided to begin an assessment of the mechanisms associated with the principles of guaranteed minimum income, which 21st-century Québec society may then draw from.

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canada
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Social assistance
Inequalities
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