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At the time of publishing the November issue of the Social Protection OUTLOOK the main international issues on social protection are:
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- Oxfam launches its major flagship report "Even it Up. Time to end extreme inequality". The report presents evidence that the gap between rich and poor is growing ever wider and is undermining poverty eradication. It delves into the causes of the inequality crisis and looks at the concrete solutions that can overcome it.
- The UNU-WIDER Conference on "Inequality - measurement, trends, impacts, and policies", the publication of the revised version of the UNU-WIDER, ‘World Income Inequality Database (WIID3.0A)’, and the joint UNU-WIDER, ILO and UNCTAD policy seminar on inequality.
- After Rana Plaza: Sustainability Compact for Bangladesh: "Important improvements still required in many areas", by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director-General
"Workplace injury insurance must be part of the Rana Plaza legacy", by Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships
Rana Plaza, Never again! Read more >
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Publications
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Policy brief: Pensions and other social protection benefits for older persons,
ILO, November 2014
Country brief: Uruguay. Monotax: Promoting formalization and protection of independent workers, ILO, November 2014
Country brief: Brazil. Cadastro Único: Operating a registry through a national public bank, ILO, October 2014
El papel de los pisos de protección social en América Latina y el Caribe. La estrategia de desarrollo de los sistemas de seguridad social de la OIT, ILO, October 2014
Social protection for older persons. Key policy trends and statistics, ILO, October 2014
Universal Health Protection: Progress to date and the way forward, ILO, September 2014
Namibia Social Protection Floor Assessment, ILO, September 2014
Mozambique: Actuarial Review of the National Social Security System (NSSS), ILO, September 2014
Mozambique: Actuarial Review of the Civil Servants and State Agents Social Protection System, ILO, September 2014
Análisis actuarial, legal, de cobertura y gobernanza del sistema de seguros sociales de Honduras. Resumen de conclusiones y recomendaciones, ILO, September 2014
Country brief: Income security for older persons in Viet Nam: Social pensions, ILO, UNFPA, August 2014
Policy brief: Rapid extension of health protection, ILO, July 2014
World Social Protection Report 2014/15, ILO, June 2014
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News
La cuantía de las pensiones nuevas cae por primera vez desde 2000, El País (02.11.2014)
How Obamacare has changed health insurance in the US, Business Insider (30.10.2014)
France: La crise a fait basculer 440.000 enfants dans la pauvreté, Le Figaro (29.10.2014)
Argentina: Con la Asignación Universal por Hijo aumentó la escolarización y la protección social a más de 3,5 millones de niños, Telam (29.10.14)
Child poverty up by 2.6 million in rich world, UNICEF (28.10.14)
Colombia: Hay dos millones de nuevos afiliados a seguridad social, por tributaria de 2012, Diario La República (25.10.14)
Progress on labour rights and factory safety in Bangladesh, but ILO calls for further improvements, ILO Press release (20.10.2014)
France's family allowance not universal any more, RFI (17.10.2014)
Formalizing employment in Brazil: A "simple" path to formal employment, ILO News room (9.10.2014)
UK: Retirement age to rise by as much as six months per year, The Telegraph (6.10.2014)
Cambodia: better health care for the people, The Phnom Penh Post (03.10.2014)
Almost half the world's older persons lack pensions ILO report says 52 per cent of older persons receive a pension, but levels are inadequate and the trend has been worsened by fiscal consolidation, ILO News (30.09.14)
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