The Sunday Mail (05.05.2019) There are so many ways to deepen the understanding of social protection systems in Zimbabwe be it by academics, researchers, policy makers and the social protection polity in general.
Europa (30.04.2019) Latest data on the Youth Guarantee show that youth unemployment and rate of NEETs have reached record lows since the Youth Guarantee started, but also indicate more work is still needed.
El Deber (05.05.2019) Según el INE la desocupación general es de un 4,27%, mientras que en los segmentos de menor edad llega al 8,5%. El Gobierno ofrece programas laborales
The Rio Times (05.05.2019) The Ministry of Economy has confirmed Friday (3rd) that it is studying a decree to regulate the requirement for the registration of drivers of “Apps” at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS).
Reuters (06.03.2019) - Italy’s flagship welfare reform kicked off in busy but orderly fashion on Wednesday as thousands of poor and unemployed people applied in post offices and tax assistance centers for the “citizens’ income” scheme.
World Economic Forum (27.03.2019) Three years ago, it was hard to avoid all the Universal Basic Income (UBI) trials. First Finland announced that it would launch a UBI experiment, then Switzerland voted on (but rejected) a UBI trial. Next Ontario, Canada announced it was getting in on the game, followed by proposed experiments in Utrecht, Barcelona, California, and Kenya.
BusinessWorld (02.05.2019) THhe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it operations in the Philippines between 2020 and 2022 will focus on social assistance, education and flood control among others. In a statement Tuesday, the bank said it is preparing its 2020-2022 Philippines Country Operations Business Plan, with initiatives including the Expanded Social Assistance project, the Facilitating Youth School-to-Work program and the Workplace Skills Funding pilot project.
Diario El Heraldo (02.05.2019) El ingreso anual per cápita del hondureño es de $2,500. Por su PIB, Honduras es el tercer país más pobre de América Latina . Consecuentemente, las escalas salariales, exceptuando las percibidas por la alta jerarquía burocrática, están entre las más bajas de Centroamérica.
bloomberg.com (04.04.2019) Unemployed people derive significant psychological benefits from receiving a fixed amount of financial support from the state, according to a landmark experiment into basic income in Finland that highlights the disadvantages of the country’s existing means-tested system.
OECD (29.04.2019) Employment is rising in OECD countries but most jobs continue to be created in relatively low-productivity, low-wage activities, says a new OECD report
