Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Across Africa, states have adapted or expanded social protection measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These interventions provide valuable policy lessons and political opportunities to reimagine the social contract on the continent.
The...
Sunday, August 1, 2021
The basic income grant debate has been rumbling in South Africa for two decades, ever since the grant was recommended by the Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive System of Social Security for South Africa in 2002. The reintroduction of the...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The welfare state. To many of us, the very name is reassuring, even inspirational. It stands for something we quietly revere. From the NHS to social housing, regardless of place or circumstance, the welfare state is there for all of us. But in...
Monday, July 19, 2021
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released on Monday by the UN’s labour agency.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The UN on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic has erased years of progress in poverty reduction in the Asia-Pacific region. The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021, released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
Thursday, March 18, 2021
As a recent college graduate, Lee Geon-hyung found himself in the same situation facing countless other young South Koreans. “There was only part-time work in this job market. And the job that I had at the time just didn’t provide enough income,”...
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, February 8, 2021
“The UK has in place one of the least generous social security systems in the developed world” warns report titled: A Family Stimulus: Supporting children, families and the economy through the pandemic recently released by Institute for Public Policy...
Monday, January 25, 2021
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Monday welcomed the proposed establishment of a global social protection fund, saying it will build resilience among societies to help them navigate the economic impact of future pandemics.
Monday, January 25, 2021
The ANC social transformation subcommittee said getting a decision from the government on a basic income grant, drawing up financing mechanisms for it and getting Parliament to approve it could take up to two years.