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...
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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Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
A menos de diez años para cumplir con la Agenda 2030 y con los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), queda claro que necesitamos redefinir acciones prioritarias, articular esfuerzos y avanzar más rápido para lograrlos. Pocos países han hecho los...
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Indonesia’s GR 37/2021 introduces the country’s first ever unemployment benefit program, which provides cash stipends and training to the unemployed. To be eligible, participants must have participated in the government’s social security programs the...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made the majority of people living in the MENA region even more vulnerable, adding...
Monday, December 14, 2020
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The US state of California has voted to keep rideshare and delivery industry workers as independent...
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America, United States, Asia, India, Europe, France, Spain
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Monday, December 7, 2020
The Azerbaijani government has announced compensation payments of ₼11,000 ($6,500) for the families of soldiers and civilians killed in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Friday, November 27, 2020
Labour rights groups doubt government, employers are committed to implementing the scheme and demand informal workers and self-employed be included
Monday, January 20, 2020
BLOG: Over the past decade or so, Israeli lawmakers have been slowly curtailing and revoking social benefits from (mostly poor) Palestinian families—citizens of Israel who have contributed to the system all their lives—under the pretext of national...
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America, United States, Asia, Israel, Palestinian Territory
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Throughout 2019, Chinese authorities passed a series of legal reforms in the area of employment that stand to have profound affect on businesses, employee working conditions and the dynamics of the Chinese workplace. Specifically, legal amendments and...