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Suisse: Chômeurs âgés: pour une alternative à l'aide sociale

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TDG (22.02.2018) De plus en plus de personnes sans emploi terminent à l'aide sociale. Une situation qui nécessite une action pour la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale.

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switzerland
Topics
Old-age pensions
Employment policies
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[Opinión] La tecnología y el trabajo

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La Prensa (21.02.2018) En mayo 2017, el McKinsey Global Institute se sumó al creciente número de organizaciones que se pronuncian con respecto al impacto de la tecnología sobre el futuro del trabajo.

Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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Acuerdo tripartito facilitará transición de economía informal hacia economía formal en Costa Rica

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Diario Digital Nuestro País (20.02.2018) Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en Costa Rica, que tiene como objetivo facilitar la transición de las personas trabajadoras y las unidades económicas de la economía informal a la economía formal.

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costa rica
Global challenges
Topics
Difficult-to-cover groups
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Swaziland to host regional liaison office for global social security body

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Journal du Cameroun (21.02.2018) Swaziland has been selected to host the International Social Security Association (ISSA) liaison office for southern Africa for the next six years, APA learnt here on Tuesday.ISSA is a global organisation that brings together national security social administrators and was founded in 1927.  It has 330 member organisations in 158 countries.

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Africa

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China: Shanghai to launch long-term care insurance in 2018

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xinhuanet (26.12.2017)  Shanghai will launch a long-term care insurance program in 2018, expected to benefit three million elderly people, local authorities said Tuesday. Shanghai, one of the 15 pilot cities in China to implement long-term care insurance, carried out the program on a pilot basis in three districts of Xuhui, Putuo and Jinshan in 2017. About 25,000 elderly people applied for care services and 14,000 of them became beneficiaries. From 2018, urban and rural residents who are aged 60 and older, and are recipients of health care insurance, can participate in the program.

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Asia
china
Global challenges
Topics
Medical care
Disability
Extension of coverage
Long-term care
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Philippines: Youth employment key to poverty reduction

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The Manila Times  (19.02.2018) Investing in the employment of young people is important to poverty reduction and the country’s inclusive economic growth, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Brief. The paper said youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and slow in school-to-work transition is a challenge in the Philippines and the Southeast Asia and Pacific region.

Regions / Country
Asia
philippines, the
Global challenges
Topics
Employment of young workers
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Une réflexion est lancée : Le Maroc veut revoir sa protection sociale | Aujourd'hui le Maroc

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Aujourd'hui le Maroc (19.02.2018) Le ministère délégué auprès du chef de gouvernement chargé des affaires générales et de la gouvernance et l’Unicef viennent de lancer un appel à consultation pour le recrutement d’un cabinet d’études ou un groupe de consultants. Celui-ci sera ainsi chargé d’établir des scénarios concrets de réforme pour asseoir un système de protection sociale intégré et performant.

Regions / Country
morocco
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Schweizer fordern eine Strafsteuer für Roboter

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20 Minuten (15.02.2018) Die meisten Stimmbürger finden: Ersetzen Roboter Arbeitnehmer, sollen Unternehmen eine Steuer zahlen. Economiesuisse warnt davor. S elf-Scanning-Kassen, selbstfahrende Autos, elektronische Patientendossiers: Die Digitalisierung ist auf dem Vormarsch. Nun zeigt eine gewichtete Umfrage von Vimentis, dass 51 Prozent der Stimmbevölkerung diese Entwicklung als Chance wahrnehmen. 32 Prozent empfinden die Digitalisierung als Gefahr. Angst davor haben vor allem Frauen, SVP-Wähler und Menschen mit einem tieferen Einkommen und Bildungsstand.

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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FMI insiste en que Nicaragua debe aumentar edad de jubilación

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Revista Estrategia & Negocios (18.02.2018) El año pasado el FMI planteó al Gobierno aumentar la edad de jubilación y el número de cotizaciones de los trabajadores como medida para salvar al INSS.

Regions / Country
nicaragua
Topics
Pensions
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India committed to reforming health sector using ICT

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indiatoday (19.02.2018) Adoption of digital technology for better governance has always been central to the Indian governments policy and the country is committed to carrying out reforms in health sector by using it, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said today. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential in improving delivery of healthcare services, he said and stressed on building digital health ecosystem in partnership with private healthcare providers, academia, industry, patient groups and regulatory bodies.

Regions / Country
india
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Service delivery
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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