Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) is in talks with the government for an overhaul of the National Pension Scheme (NPS), says Mr Supratim Bandyopadhyay, the chairman of the pension regulator.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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Despite constituting almost half of the qualified health workforce in India, female health workers face a...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The Labor Department determined it doesn’t have the legal authority to stop states from opting out of federal unemployment programs early, according to an agency official. The programs have offered unemployment benefits to millions of people since...
Monday, June 7, 2021
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Lower-middle-income countries spend 1.4 percent of GDP on social assistance that reduces relative poverty by...
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Monday, June 7, 2021
Brazil’s government plans to extend an emergency cash transfer program to relieve poor families during the coronavirus pandemic for another two months, a government official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.
Monday, June 7, 2021
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Well-targeted mobile money transfer programmes can be an effective policy tool to smooth consumption during pandemics, especially among the neediest...
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu has admitted that terminating relief programmes, including the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant, will increase hunger, exacerbate social and political stress and slow down economic recovery.
Friday, June 4, 2021
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As the Philippines rebounds from the pandemic, strengthening labor market programs will be critical to help...
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Bangladesh has expanded its social safety net programmes by increasing the budgetary allocation by 12.5 percent in the fiscal year 2021-22 as part of the efforts to alleviate the plight of lower-income and vulnerable groups which have been hit hardest by...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs. The labour market crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and...
