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[Publication] How can social protection build resilience? Insights from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

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Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (nov 2016) In this BRACED working paper we present a synthesis of findings from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda on the role of social protection programmes in contributing to people’s capacity to absorb, anticipate and adapt to climate-related shocks and stresses.

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Africa
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Promotion du droit à la protection sociale des travailleurs domestiques en Afrique de l’Ouest : Les acteurs en charge de la question tirent la sonnette d’alarme

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Malijet (25.11.2016) La problématique de la promotion du droit à la protection des travailleurs domestiques en Afrique de l’Ouest était au cœur d’un atelier sous régional tenu à l’Hôtel Akakos de Bamako du 21 au 25 novembre 2016. C’était l’initiative de Solidarité Mondiale en collaboration avec le Mouvement des Travailleurs Croyants du Mali (MTC-Mali) et le Réseau multi-acteurs de protection du Mali (RNMA-PS). A l’issue des travaux, il ressort une déclaration finale qui a fait l’objet d’une conférence de presse à la maison de la presse de Bamako.

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Africa
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Sénégal : l’aide sociale prend ses marques

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JeuneAfrique.com (19.12.2016) Avec la Couverture maladie universelle (CMU), qui donne aux plus démunis un accès gratuit aux soins de santé, le Programme national de bourses de sécurité familiale (PNBSF) est l’un des piliers de la politique sociale engagée par Macky Sall.

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[Opinion] Making growth more inclusive by enhancing social protection: the case of Malaysia

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OECD Ecoscope ((08.12.2016) Growth can be more inclusive by pursuing policies that enable improvements in a country’s living standards while sharing gains more equitably across the population. Inclusive growth incorporates a focus on relative – not just absolute – income and wealth inequality, and on well-being, which depends on both monetary and non-monetary conditions, such as access to quality education, employment, housing and healthcare.

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malaysia
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[Informe] OIT: Perspectivas sociales y del empleo en el mundo – Tendencias 2017

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OIT (13.01.2017) La edición de este año ofrece una previsión del desempleo mundial en 2017 y 2018, así como los niveles de desempleo en las economías, desarrolladas, emergentes y en desarrollo, con cifras y gráficos detallados.

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[Report] ILO. World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2017

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ILO (13.01.2017) The ILO's World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2017 takes stock of the current global labour market situation, assessing the most recent employment developments and forecasting unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing countries.

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[Opinion] Being open-minded about universal basic income

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blogs.worldbank.org (06.01.2017) In a world riddled with complexity, the simplicity of universal basic income grants (BIGs) is alluring: just give everyone cash. Excerpts of such radical concepts have been put in practice across the globe, with the launch of a pilot in Kenya, results from India, a coalition in Namibia, an experiment in Finland, a pilot in the Unites States, a referendum in Switzerland, and the redistribution of dividends from natural resources in Alaska and elsewhere.

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[Interview] France: Uber crée « une nouvelle population de travailleurs pauvres et mal couverts »

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Le Monde )16.01.2017) Uber annonce faire travailler 15 000 chauffeurs en France dont la moitié serait issue des quartiers populaires dans lesquels le taux de chômage est supérieur à 15 %

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