Thursday, April 28, 2022
Some 28,864 low-income households were provided with access to affordable urban housing units. More than half of the beneficiaries were female, and over 18,400 worked in the informal sector.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Flexible workplace policies might help improve gender gaps in employment but they can also weaken women's position in the labour market.
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Children are one of the most important resources for driving Malaysia’s future growth. Unfortunately, child-related indicators have deteriorated in recent years. The economic fallout induced by COVID-19 will aggravate the situation if the status quo...
Monday, February 21, 2022
El actual gobierno federal está enfocado en invertir en capital físico, es decir a la construcción de obra pública, y ha descuidado invertir en la protección social de su ciudadanía, nos contó Marcelo Delajara, director del Programa de...
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, January 24, 2022
Mexico has long suffered from high poverty and social exclusion. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated these problems, an increase in social program spending helped lessen the negative impact on employment, retail sales, and poverty....
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Women and young people were hit the hardest by job losses during the pandemic but some governments used innovative policies to improve the situation.
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Friday, December 31, 2021
The government, together with the insurance and takaful industry, will offer all eligible Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) recipients for next year in the household, single and senior citizen categories a RM75 Perlindungan Tenang Voucher (PTV) from...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
In response to the impact of Covid-19 on poverty and inequality in the region, the Economic Commission for Latin America ECLAC has called for Latin American countries to build welfare states. Is this the right call? This blog, and two that will...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
New and innovative social protection solutions are urgently required to strike a balance between the provision of safety nets, promote financial resilience and human capital development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob