Sri Lanka has the second-highest welfare coverage in Asia, albeit with low spending per person, while other forms of social protection are below par, the Asian Development Bank said.
However, Sri Lanka's spending on welfare...
Sri Lanka has the second-highest welfare coverage in Asia, albeit with low spending per person, while other forms of social protection are below par, the Asian Development Bank said.
However, Sri Lanka's spending on welfare...
A representante da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) no Brasil, Socorro Gross, afirmou no domingo (4) que o Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) representa uma conquista democrática para o país.
“O SUS é a...
A certification from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is the basic requirement for involuntarily laid-off employees who wish to apply for unemployment insurance, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Tuesday.
In a statement,...
BLOG: A need to manage waiting lists, rather than ensuring positive outcomes for tenant households, strongly influences social housing policy, newly published research finds. Since the large-scale post-war expansion to house working...
BLOG: About 80 percent of all social protection expenditure goes to the elderly in Kenya, who represent a paltry four percent of the country’s population, locking out a huge chunk of the needy from the safety net, a World Bank...
Romania’s tax system increases poverty especially for rural households and for families with children, as direct cash transfers to poor households are not large enough to compensate them for the burden of indirect taxes, according...
Rather than enshrining the retirement and re-employment ages of older workers in law, two researchers are calling for an overhaul to how these ages are determined to consider the healthier lifestyles today.
...Ombudsman Juris Jansons has sent a pre-trial warning to the government regarding the protection of the rights of people most at risk of poverty. The Ombudsman noted that the minimum old-age pension, which ranges from €70.43 to €108....
It is a universal assumption that mothers are the ones who take care of children, but more fathers are now taking time off to look after their new-born babies and their partners soon after childbirth. Countries worldwide are setting benchmarks for...
The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems...
Poverty rates in Upper Egypt have decreased compared to previous years because of the focus on social protection programs in the governorates of Upper Egypt, Deputy Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform of...
The Social Security Corporation (SCC) has proposed an amendment to the SSC Law that allows those covered by the unemployment insurance to use their accumulated credit to fund their children's education.
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