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World Bank: Build, Employ and Protect - Using Social Protection to Invest in People in a Changing World

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 09:58

worldbank (29.07.2019) Social protection has been key to this effort and many countries have embraced social protection instruments such as safety net programs as a means of harnessing human capital.

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Colombia: Jeeperos serían incluidos en el piso de protección social

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 09:00

La Crónica del Quindío (30.07.2019) El viceministro del Trabajo indicó que visitará al departamento en agosto para avanzar en esta iniciativa; conductores de Willys hablaron sobre la realidad del sector.

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Cambodia: Ministry requests ADB aid for the most needy

Submitted by dfabbri on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 08:32

Phnom Penh Post (24.07.2019) Cambodia on Tuesday requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to consider providing aid – especially to the elderly, people with disabilities and orphaned children. In the meantime, the bank is studying the country’s social welfare system before announcing a raft of technical assistance as part of the execution of its Social Protection Development Fund project.

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América Latina: Cepal alerta del lado perverso de programas

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 08:44

Eje Central (15.07.2019) En los últimos 20 años, en la región de América Latina y el Caribe aumentó el número de programas de protección social no contributiva, mejor conocida como asistencia social. Entre estos proyectos destacan los de inclusión laboral y productiva como Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro y el de pensiones sociales, aplicado por el gobierno federal para adultos mayores y personas con discapacidad.

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Pakistan: ‘Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised’

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 09:10

The Express Tribune (09.07.2019) The economic wellbeing of the impecunious strata will be ensured by the incumbent government as the development of human resources is the focal point of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) policies, said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzda  He expressed his views while speaking to the media on Monday and briefed that the Punjab Ehsaas programme will provide socio-economic protection to the most vulnerable segments of society. “Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised.”

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Ireland; New social welfare scheme promises 'breathing space' for unemployed artists

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 10:43

thejournal (08.07.2019)Unemployed artists will be able to receive jobseekers allowance while also focusing on their own work for 12 months.

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Venezuela: La mitad de la población activa trabaja por cuenta propia

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 09:00

noticierodigital (01.07.2019) En Venezuela hay actualmente unos 7 millones de trabajadores por cuenta propia. Es aproximadamente la mitad de la población económicamente activa. Desempeñan sus actividades individualmente, en microempresas familiares o entre personas cercanas “unidades económicas” informales (comillas solicitadas) [Una unidad económica informal no se encuentra registrada ante los organismos del Estado que regulan la actividad económica].

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Jamaica: Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 09:00

Jamaica Information (28.06.2019) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, says the country’s social protection programmes are moving towards increasing the standard of living and income of the vulnerable, as a means of building disaster resilience.

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Cambodia: Providing social protection to domestic workers for inequality reduction and poverty eradication

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 11:10

Khmer Times (18.06.2019) In general, domestic workers, mostly women, are the most vulnerable among other workers in term of living and working conditions. They have limited freedom of movement and association, low wages, no definitive employment contracts, or face overtime, inadequate labour, physical and sexual abuses or trafficking risk, in the worst-case scenario.

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[Opinión] República Dominicana: Trabajadores independientes marginados

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 10:40

AlMomento.net (06.06.2019) La protección social de todos los dominicanos y residentes, constituye un mandato de la Ley 87-01, y un gran reto que merece un tratamiento especial de las fuerzas vivas del país, y muy particularmente, de los partidos políticos que terciarán en las próximas elecciones generales de mayo.

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