Friday, September 9, 2022
Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them against ageism and age discrimination, both...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Hoy, te propongo en esta columna que empecemos por preguntarnos de qué hablamos cuando hablamos de protección social. Justamente hablamos de la protección social como algo que se orienta a abordar los riesgos que enfrentamos las distintas personas y que...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
As the Asia Pacific develops, more countries in the region must build comprehensive policy frameworks that promote wellbeing in old age, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.
Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in...
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Malaysian politicians have long reminded us that we will soon achieve high-income country status. But the vulnerable, often silent majority has largely felt left out and various vulnerabilities are more acutely felt by this growing “precariat”.
The...
Monday, November 1, 2021
A MalaysianTrades Union Congress (MTUC) leader urged the Government to establish an Old Age Social Protection Scheme to help retirees weather out their twilight years comfortably. “We would propose that a nominal percentage from taxes collected be...
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Social protection is a right for the federal government and not a token or favour. The last 18 months have been difficult for families and communities across the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vision of equality and inclusion as...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed huge gaps in Malaysia’s social protection system not just for the B40 but also for the M40. It showed that people are vulnerable even if they appear to be quite wealthy and it has been a shock that can hopefully be a...
Monday, October 11, 2021
The policy discussion which included nine government institutions and a host of local and International partners in the Social Protection sector, was led by the Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection, who chairs the National Social Protection...
Thursday, September 23, 2021
With thousands of children being forced into child labour every day, leading child rights activists on Wednesday called for a global social protection fund to stem the loss of a generation to COVID-19. The pandemic has pushed many countries - from the...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) 2020-2022 World Social Protection Report revealed that 46.9% of the world’s population are “covered by at least one social protection benefit”, excluding health. Arab states fall below the global average, at...
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