Selection of media announcements on social protection measures – 2010 - 2016

Country Year New's Headline Website Address Australia 2010 ISSA Observatory http://issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Asia-and-the-Pacific/Australia/Reforms2 Azerbaijan 2010 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Asia-and-the-Pacific/Azerbaijan/Scheme- Description Belgium 2010 The Pension Changes http://www.nis.gov.bb/pensionreform/NewFiles/pages/welcome.html Bolivia 2010 BOLIVIA/ el gobierno bajó la edad de jubilación de 65 a 58 años http://www.cadenaentrerriana.com.ar/index.php?cadena=15916 Bolivia 2010 Evo Morales nacionaliza el sistema de pensiones privado http://www.abc.es/20100126/economia-economia/morales-nacionaliza-sistema-pensiones- 20100126.html Colombia 2010 Colombia avanza en la implementación de los Multifondos http://www.fiap.cl/prontus_noticia/site/artic/20100810/pags/20100810114456.html Czech 2010 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Czech- Republic Republic/Reforms2/(id)/3985 Denmark 2010 Denmark: Social partner’s involvement in unemployment benefit regimes http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn1206018s/dk1206019q.htm Estonia 2010 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Estonia/Reforms2/(id)/4045 France 2010 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/France/Reforms2/(id)/3968 Mexico 2010 Mexico: WB Supports Seguro Popular with US$1.25 Billion http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22517090~menuPK:34463~pag ePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html New Zealand 2010 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Asia-and-the-Pacific/New- Zealand/Reforms2/(id)/4108 Portugal 2010 Pensões de acidentes de trabalho serão actualizadas em 1,25% http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/pensotildees_de_acidentes_de_trabalho_seratil deo_actualizadas_em_125.html Switzerland 2010 La révision de l'assurance-chômage passe le cap http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/la-r%C3%A9vision-de-l-assurance-ch%C3%B4mage-passe-le- cap/28409992 Turkey 2010 Pension rates will be increased in 2011, Turkish PM says http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=2011-government-pension-rates- announced-2010-10-12 Yemen 2010 EU allots over € 4 mln to support poorest in Yemen http://www.sabanews.net/en/news220317.htm Angola 2011 Angola: Employment Ministry to Improve Maternity Subsidies http://allafrica.com/stories/201101310183.html Angola 2011 L'Angola envisage d'augmenter les allocations familiales http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2011/7/5/brevesdafrique-181665.asp Argentina 2011 Argentina: asignación por embarazo para mujeres embarazadas que estén desocupadas, trabajen en el https://palabrademujer.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/argentina-asignacion-por-embarazo-para- sector informal o en el servicio doméstico mujeres- embarazadas-que-esten-desocupadas-trabajen-en-el-sector-informal-o-en-el-servicio- domestico/ Austria 2011 AltersteilzeitFrauen ab 53, Männer ab 58 http://www.biallo.at/artikel/Versichern/altersteilzeit-zugang-fuer-frauen-ab-53-fuer-maenner-ab-58- jahre.php Canada 2011 Un nouveau régime de pension collectif voit le jour au Canada http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-canadienne/201111/17/01-4468769-un- nouveau- regime-de-pension-collectif-voit-le-jour-au- canada.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_lire_aussi_4475 693_article_POS3 Colombia 2011 Gobierno aprobó incremento de licencia de maternidad en dos semanas https://www.miplanilla.com/contenido/empresas/0911-gobierno-aprobo-incremento-en-licencia-de- maternidad.aspx Denmark 2011 Austerity mesures in the EU http://www.europeaninstitute.org/Special-G-20-Issue-on-Financial-Reform/austerity-measures-in- the- eu.html Ethiopia 2011 ETHIOPIA: New cash transfer programme to reach vulnerable communities http://www.irinnews.org/report/93641/ethiopia-new-cash-transfer-programme-to-reach-vulnerable- communities Guatemala 2011 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Hungary/Reforms2/(id)/4239 Italy 2011 ISSA Observatory http://www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year/2013/1/842/ Nepal 2011 Below poverty line: Health insurance for poor mulled http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2286538741.html Oman 2011 Cabinet extends disbursal of unemployment benefits to Omani job-seekers http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/cabinet-extends-disbursal-of-unemployment-benefits-to- omani-job- seekers-1.858194 Poland 2011 Poland saves on pensions to cut budget deficit http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/poland-saves-pensions-cut-budget-news-503577 Qatar 2011 Health insurance law by year-end http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/213390/health-insurance-law-by-year-end Saudi Arabia 2011 Saudi King Abdullah Announces Increased Benefits for Citizens http://www.panorientnews.com/en/news.php?k=797 Spain 2011 Pregnant Spanish women pushing to get baby cheque bonus http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/8230554/Pregnant-Spanish-women- pushing- to-get-baby-cheque-bonus.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/world/europe/28spain.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.academia.edu/2215051/The_Political_E Suriname 2011 Suriname to improve social protection system with IDB US$15 million loan http://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/news/stories/12/09/suriname-to-improve-social-protection- system- with-idb-us15-million-loan/ Sweden 2011 Sweden to give £300 a month bonus to stay at home dads http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/8832195/Sweden-to-give-300-a- month- bonus-to-stay-at-home-dads.html Tanzania 2011 Tanzania: Govt Plans to Help Its Senior Citizens http://allafrica.com/stories/201102160217.html Ukraine 2011 О новой пенсионной реформе в Украине http://grad.ua/news/58363-o-novoy-pensionnoy-reforme-v-ukraine.html Ukraine 2011 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Ukraine/Reforms2/(id)/4180 ; http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Ukraine/Reforms2/(id)/4191 ; http://rus.newsru.ua/finance/04aug2011/pens.html ; http://rus.newsru United 2011 Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs www.raf.mod.uk/community/getmedia/downloader.cfm?file...5056.. Kingdom http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldbills/030/en/11030x-.htm Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe and Donors Launch Program to Relieve Vulnerable Children http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/zimbabwean-government-and-international-partners- launch- massive-effort-to-support-orphaned-and-vulnerable-children-130732143/1460007.html Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe Government and UN to Give $20 Monthly to Most Vulnerable Families http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/government-and-un-introduce-cash-transfer-program-to- assist- vulnerable-families--120500354/1459507.html Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe: NSSA Pensions up From January http://allafrica.com/stories/201112120317.html Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe's Social Security Authority Increases Pension Payouts http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/zimbabwes-social-security-authority-increases-pension- 118452064/1458650.html Angola 2012 Cabinet okays programme for support disabled people http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/politica/2012/4/22/Cabinet-okays- programme-for- support-disabled-people,74d53e7c-0fb1-4670-aa23-cf6cef11367a.html Azerbaijan 2012 Deputy Minister: Social benefits and targeted assistance to increase in Azerbaijan in 2013 http://en.trend.az/business/economy/2095530.html Belarus 2012 В Беларуси на 20% повышают пенсии http://telegraf.by/en/2012/01/v-belarusi-na-20-povishayut-pensii Belize 2012 Belize ”Boosts” School Attendance and Access to Financial Services for the Poor http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2012/06/28/belize-boosts-schoool-attendance-and- acces-to- financial-services-for-the-poor Bulgaria 2012 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Bulgaria/Reforms2/(id)/4207 Bulgaria 2012 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Bulgaria/Reforms2/(id)/4113 and http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Bulgaria/Reforms2/(id)/4105 Canada 2012 Canada hikes retirement age to 67 in fed budget http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-03/D9TQH0502.htm Canada 2012 Le Canada va restreindre l'accessibilité à l'assurance chômage http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/24/le-canada-va-restreindre-_n_1544253.html Chile 2012 Ley N° 20.595, Ingreso ético familiar y Subsidio al empleo de la mujer http://aldiachile.microjuris.com/2012/05/17/ley-n-20-595-ingreso-etico-familiar-y-subsidio-al- empleo-de- la-mujer-seguridades-y-oportunidades-oportunidades-por-logros/ China 2012 China: Maternity Leave Extended from 90 Days to 98 Days http://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/china-maternity-leave-extended-from-90-days-to-98- days/ China 2012 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Asia-and-the- Pacific/China/Reforms2/(id)/4203 China 2012 ISSA Observatory http://shs.ndrc.gov.cn/ygjd/ygwj/t20090408_271138.htm ; http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-01/19/content_14477724.htm Colombia 2012 Aumenta número de beneficiarios inscritos en Más Familias en Acción http://www.urnadecristal.gov.co/gestion-gobierno/aumenta-n-mero-de-beneficiarios-inscritos-en-m- s- familias-en-acci-n Denmark 2012 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Denmark/Reforms2/(id)/4208 Germany 2012 En Allemagne, la réforme des retraites entre en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/Europe/En-Allemagne-la-reforme-des-retraites-entre-en-vigueur- a- compter-du-1er-janvier-_EP_-2011-12-30-752485 Germany 2012 German MPs vote to health reform http://fr.reuters.com/article/idFRLDE6AB0ZW20101112 Guinea 2012 La Banque mondiale fournira un filet de sécurité à 200 000 personnes pauvres en Guinée http://www.banquemondiale.org/fr/news/press-release/2012/06/19/world-bank-to-provide-safety- net- protection-for-200000-poor-people-in-guinea Hungary 2012 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Hungary/Reforms2/(id)/4239 Mauritania 2012 Mauritanie : le SMS sécurisé pour rembourser les prestations d’assurance maladie http://www.agenceecofin.com/mobile/1002-3346-mauritanie-le-sms-securise-pour-rembourser-les- prestations-d-assurance-maladie Mauritius 2012 Social Register of Mauritius Launched http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/Social-Register-of-Mauritius-Launched.aspx Nicaragua 2012 Auditarán reforma del INSS http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/06/08/economia/1846100-auditaran-reforma-del-inss Pakistan 2012 BISP’ HEALTH INSURANCE TO BENEFIT 90,000 FAMILIES: OFFICIAL http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=145157 Pakistan 2012 Pakistan 'to pay cash to poor to send kids to school' http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20278768 Poland 2012 Poland's lawmakers approve retirement age hike http://cnsnews.com/news/article/polands-lawmakers-approve-retirement-age-hike Portugal 2012 Saiba o que muda com as novas regras do subsídio de desemprego http://www.publico.pt/economia/noticia/saiba-o-que-muda-com-as-novas-regras-do-subsidio-de- desemprego-1537979 Saudi Arabia 2012 Saudi Arabia to put in place a health tracking system http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=politics&id=614858&lim=%E3%80%88=en&tblpost=2 012_09 Spain 2012 El Gobierno incrementa a 450 euros la ayuda de los parados con cargas familiares http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/08/21/economia/1345550622.html United 2012 Health and Social Care Act 2012 http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/healthandsocialcare.html Kingdom Andorra 2013 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Andorra/Reforms/(id)/4304 Canada 2013 EI changes to expand sickness benefits for those on parental leave http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ei-changes-to-expand-sickness-benefits-for-those- on- parental-leave/article9637075/ Czech 2013 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Czech- Republic Republic/Reforms2/(id)/4266 Czech 2013 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Czech- Republic Republic/Reforms2/(id)/4262 Democratic 2013 RD Congo : une assurance maladie pour les femmes enceintes et les enfants de moins de 5 ans http://www.agenceecofin.com/assurance/0709-13444-rd-congo-une-assurance-maladie-pour-les- Republic of femmes-enceintes-et-les-enfants-de-moins-de-5-ans Congo Ireland 2013 Social welfare payments http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people /jobse ekers_benefit.html Israel 2013 Reduced child allowance benefits come into effect http://www.timesofisrael.com/reduced-child-allowance-benefits-come-into-effect/ Japan 2013 Mandatory retirement takes a leap forward http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/24/national/media-national/mandatory-retirement- takes-a- leap-forward/#.VWgZ6c-qpBc Kuwait 2013 Kuwait set retirement age as 65 for citizen and expats http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=23303&SECTION=0 Malaysia 2013 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Asia-and-the- Pacific/Malaysia/Reforms2/(id)/4310 Mali 2013 World Bank and Mali Sign $US 50 Million Agreement to Protect Poor Malians and Boost the Country’s http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/09/18/world-bank-and-mali-sign-us-50- Recovery from Crisis million- agreement-to-protect-poor-malians-and-boost-the-country-s-recovery-from-crisis Mexico 2013 México tendrá una pensión universal http://tiempo.infonews.com/nota/114280/mexico-tendra-una-pension-universal Pakistan 2013 Benazir Income Support Programme: WB approves loan to tighten social safety net http://tribune.com.pk/story/347052/benazir-income-support-programme-wb-approves-loan-to- tighten- social-safety-net/ Qatar 2013 First phase of health insurance begins in July http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/355871/first-phase-of-health-insurance-begins-in-july Russian 2013 Putin signs pension reform laws http://sputniknews.com/voiceofrussia/news/2013_12_30/Putin-signs-pension-reform-laws-2061/ Federation South Sudan 2013 World Bank to Help South Sudan Provide Work, Job Skills to Vulnerable People http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/06/21/world-bank-help-south-sudan- provide- work-job-skills-vulnerable-people Tanzania 2013 Tanzania: Pensions Fund Introduces Mobile Phone Services http://allafrica.com/stories/201303110601.html Togo 2013 Une bonne façon de combattre la pauvreté http://mindevbase.tg/programme-d%E2%80%99appui-au-developpement-a-la-base-pradeb/ Tunisia 2013 World Bank Supports Social Protection Reforms in Tunisia http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/11/05/world-bank-social-protection- reforms- tunisia Uruguay 2013 MIDES refocalizó el beneficio de la tarjeta Uruguay Social en 29.062 hogares https://www.presidencia.gub.uy/comunicacion/comunicacionnoticias/refocalizacion-tarjeta-uruguay- social Uruguay 2013 Subsidio por maternidad y medio horario de trabajo http://www.ccifa.com.uy/noticias/noticias-locales/190-subsidio-por-maternidad-y-medio-horario-de- trabajo.html Uzbekistan 2013 Установлен новый порядок выплаты соцпособий и материальной помощи малоимущим http://anons.uz/article/society/8715/ Argentina 2014 Buenos Aires lanza en noviembre un subsidio de arriendo inspirado en sistema chileno http://impresa.elmercurio.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2014-10-12&dtB=14-10- 2014%200:00:00&PaginaId=17&bodyid=3 Argentina 2014 El Gobierno oficializó la puesta en marcha del Plan Progresar http://www.minutouno.com/notas/311716-el-gobierno-oficializo-la-puesta-marcha-del-plan- progresar Argentina 2014 Empleadas domésticas: cómo es el nuevo régimen de ART http://www.presupuestofamiliar.com.ar/empleadas-domesticas-como-es-el-regimen-de-art/ Armenia 2014 World Bank Supports Integrated Social Service Delivery in Armenia http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/03/24/world-bank-integrated-social- service- delivery-armenia Azerbaijan 2014 Адресная социальная помощь: перезагрузка http://interfax.az/view/609427 Belgium 2014 Belgique : l’âge de la retraite passera à 67 ans d'ici 2030 http://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/0203838097341-belgique-lage-de-la-retraite-passera-a-67- ans- 1050872.php Belgium 2014 Personnel de maison : Changements à partir du 01 octobre 2014 http://www.presscenter.org/fr/pressrelease/20140922/personnel-de-maison-changements-a-partir- du-01-octobre-2014 Cambodia 2014 Gov’t preps new health plan http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-preps-new-health-plan Cameroon 2014 Cameroun - Sécurité sociale: l’Assurance volontaire fait courir les étudiants http://www.cameroon-info.net/stories/0,66672,@,cameroun-securite-sociale-l-assurance-volontaire- fait- courir-les-etudiants.html Cameroon 2014 World Bank to help build Safety Net System aimed at reducing Poverty and vulnerability in Cameroon http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/04/02/world-bank-to-help-build-safety-net- system-aimed-at-reducing-poverty-and-vulnerability-in-cameroon Chad 2014 World Bank to help reduce high rates of maternal and child Mortality in Chad http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/05/29/world-bank-help-reduce-high-rates- maternal-child-mortality-chad China 2014 China integrates rural, urban pensions to guarantee social fairness http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/13/c_126130848.htm China 2014 China mulls higher fines to ensure work safety http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140825/china-mulls-higher-fines- ensure- work-safety Croatia 2014 WB okays loan to help modernise Croatia's social protection system http://dalje.com/en-economy/wb-okays-loan-to-help-modernise-croatias-social-protection- system/522619 Djibouti 2014 Djibouti : l’assurance maladie universelle, c’est pour la fin de l’année http://www.jeuneafrique.com/50066/societe/djibouti-l-assurance-maladie-universelle-c-est-pour-la- fin-de-l-ann-e Ecuador 2014 El subsidio estatal a la jubilación no tiene porcentaje fijo en la reforma http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/subsidio-estatal-jubilacion-reforma-laboral.html El Salvador 2014 Asamblea aprueba Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2014/04/03/asamblea-aprueba-ley-de-desarrollo-y-proteccion- social Ethiopia 2014 World Bank provides $600 million loan to Ethiopia http://www.newbusinessethiopia.com/index.php/world-news1/item/106-world-bank-provides-600- million- loan-to-ethiopia France 2014 Assurance santé : l’entreprise doit jouer collectif, loi oblige http://www.lesechos.fr/enjeux/business-stories/management/0203869383879-assurance-sante- lentreprise-doit-jouer-collectif-loi-oblige-1058867.php?6wymxBcBjOCQUAed.99 France 2014 Budget de la Sécurité sociale : les familles priées de se serrer la ceinture en 2015 http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/0203815648390-budget-de-la-securite- sociale- les-familles-priees-de-se-serrer-la-ceinture-en-2015-1047853.php France 2014 Dépendance : une loi pour aider les seniors à rester chez eux http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2014/09/08/01016-20140908ARTFIG00302-dependance-une- loi- pour-aider-les-seniors-a-reste-rchez-eux.php France 2014 France to extend its Youth Guarantee scheme http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/france-extend-its-youth-guarantee-scheme- 310521 France 2014 France's family allowance not universal any more http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20141017-frances-family-allowance-not-universal-system- anymore France 2014 Hollande resteure une allocation pour les chômeurs proches de la retraite http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2014/11/07/hollande-restaure-une-allocation-pour- les- chomeurs-proches-de-la-retraite_4520280_4355770.html#ptavdBiD3ezb3d6F.99 France 2014 Les principales mesures du budget de la Sécurité sociale http://mobile.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/10/08/les-principales-mesures-du-budget-de-la- securite- sociale_4502193_823448.html France 2014 Pacs, congé parental... du nouveau pour les congés http://www.capital.fr/carriere-management/actualites/pacs-conge-parental-du-nouveau-pour-les- conges-960401 Georgia 2014 Власти Грузии решили увеличить размер пенсий малоимущих на 14 долларов http://www.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/251754/ Germany 2014 Older German Workers Jump At Chance To Retire At 63 http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/08/13/340005019/older-german-workers-jump-at- chance-to- retire-at-63 Ghana 2014 Funding program to help the extremely poor in Ghana http://www.voanews.com/content/a-funding-program-to-help-the-extremely-poor-in- ghana/2527489.html Greece 2014 Greece Consolidates Health Care in Crisis http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/04/05/greek-consolidates-health-care-in-crisis/ Greece 2014 Greece’s Draft Budget Aims to Ease Austerity Measures http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/business/international/greeces-draft-budget-aims-to-ease- austerity- measures.html?_r=1 Greece 2014 Greek National Health Provider Slashes Exams http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/09/09/greek-national-health-provider-slashes-exams/ Honduras 2014 Más de 200,000 vendedores informales tendrán seguro social http://www.laprensa.hn/inicio/743774-96/m%C3%A1s-de-200000-vendedores-informales- tendr%C3%A1n-seguro-social India 2014 Government of India and World Bank Sign $84 Million Agreement to Strengthen Social Protection http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/05/29/social-protection-bihar-project- Programs in Bihar signing India 2014 Health insurance scheme to be rolled out by this year's end http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Health-insurance-scheme-to-be-rolled-out-by-this-years- end/articleshow/43863969.cms India 2014 India's universal healthcare rollout to cost $26 billion http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/30/uk-india-health-idINKBN0IJ0VN20141030 India 2014 PM 'Jan Dhan' Yojana launched; 1.5 crore bank accounts opened in a day http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-29/news/53362950_1_prime-minister- narendra- modi-life-insurance-cover-7-5-crore-new-accounts Indonesia 2014 Indonesia Extends Retirement Age http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/indonesia-extends-retirement-age/ Iran 2014 Iran launches universal health coverage for all Iranians http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/25/368567/iran-launches-universal-health-coverage Ireland 2014 New €1,500 payment to help end welfare trap http://www.independent.ie/business/budget/news/new-1500-payment-to-help-end-welfare-trap- 30665230.html Italy 2014 Renzi fait adopter une réforme du travail controversée http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/12/04/renzi-fait-adopter-une-reforme-du-travail- controversee Jamaica 2014 PATH Budget Increases to $5 Billion for 2014/15 http://jis.gov.jm/path-budget-increases-5-billion-201415/ Kazakhstan 2014 Пособия по инвалидности и утере кормильца поднимут в Казахстане http://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/posobiya-invalidnosti-utere-kormiltsa-podnimut-kazahstane- 248980/ Kenya 2014 Improving Health Care for Kenya’s Poor http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/10/28/improving-healthcare-for-kenyas-poor Kosovo 2014 Dès janvier 2015, les Kosovars disposeront d’une assurance maladie http://www.albinfo.ch/fr/des-janvier-2015-les-kosovars-disposeront-dune-assurance-maladie/ Latvia 2014 ISSA Observatory http://www.issa.int/Observatory/Country-Profiles/Regions/Europe/Latvia/Reforms2/(id)/4252 Madagascar 2014 Pauvreté – Une protection sociale pour les plus démunis http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/pauvrete-une-protection-sociale-pour-les-plus- demunis-16011 Mauritius 2014 Maurice: le nouveau gouvernement augmente les salaires et les pensions 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IPs in place http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2014/08/25/cash-transfer-program-ips-place-361792 Philippines 2014 Philippines: Health bill for elderly signed http://gulfnews.com/news/world/philippines/philippines-health-bill-for-elderly-signed-1.1411410 Philippines 2014 SSS unveils provident fund program for members http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/09/25/14/sss-unveils-provident-fund-program-members Philippines 2014 The Philippines government social security benefits agency rolls out online billing & payment app http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/the-philippines-government-social-security-benefits-agency-rolls- out- online-billing-payment-app Republic Of 2014 S.Korea to require companies to adopt retirement pensions http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/27/southkorea-pensions-idUSL3N0QX1S220140827 Korea Saudi Arabia 2014 No social insurance cover for expats during vacation http://www.arabnews.com/news/584401 Senegal 2014 "Nous comptons d'ici 2017 fournir à 250 mille 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milliards de Fcfa Serbia 2014 Ensuring older people have access to more integrated health and social services in Serbia http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/serbia/news/news/2014/10/ensuring-older-people-have- access-to- more-integrated-health-and-social-services-in-serbia Serbia 2014 Serbia healthcare to introduce integrated information system http://inserbia.info/today/2014/10/serbia-healthcare-to-introduce-integrated-information-system/ South Africa 2014 South Africa: Act to Be Extended to Cover Domestic Workers http://allafrica.com/stories/201409070261.html Spain 2014 La cuantía de las pensiones nuevas cae por primera vez desde 2000 http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2014/11/02/actualidad/1414957755_700144.html Spain 2014 Rajoy firma su primer gran pacto social tras tres años de Gobierno http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2014/12/14/actualidad/1418582825_717862.html Spain 2014 Sanidad publica el modelo de seguro médico para inmigrantes 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India 2016 Punjab SSA teachers to get 90-day maternity leave http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/punjab-ssa-teachers-to-get-90-day-maternity-leave/story- Ms1aiv794eHsGyuZeY9ArM.html India 2016 Retirement age of non-teaching doctors in Goa increases by 2 year http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Retirement-age-of-non-teaching-doctors-in-Goa- increases-by-2-year/articleshow/53728581.cms Indonesia 2016 Aceh Allows Civil Servants 6-Month Maternity Leave http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/08/18/240796847/Aceh-Allows-Civil-Servants-6-Month- Maternity-Leave Indonesia 2016 Govt to deliver US$1.5 billion food subsidy in voucher form http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/08/19/govt-to-deliver-us1-5-billion-food-subsidy-in- voucher-form.html Indonesia 2016 Social protection becomes digitally integrated http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/30/social-protection-becomes-digitally- integrated.html Iraq 2016 Kurdistan Region of Iraq Launches New Social Protection Strategic Framework 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care/171782.html Nigeria 2016 FG Initiates Biometric Data Collation for Recipients of N5,000 Social Investment Fund https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/05/fg-initiates-biometric-data-collation-for-recipients-of-n5000- social-investment-fund/ Nigeria 2016 FG to extend maternity leave to 18 weeks http://punchng.com/fg-to-extend-maternity-leave-to-18-weeks/ Nigeria 2016 MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Nigeria to Disburse $462m in Loans to 1.7m Traders, Artisans, Farmers; $231m http://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-nigeria-to-disburse-462m-in-loans-to-1-7m-traders- in Conditional Cash Transfers artisans-farmers-231m-in-conditional-cash-transfers/ Nigeria 2016 Nigeria: Insurgency - 70,000 IDPs to Get Cash Transfer http://allafrica.com/stories/201603100061.html Nigeria 2016 Oyo legislature approves new retirement age for tertiary institutions staff http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/2016/08/oyo-legislature-approves-new-retirement-age-for- tertiary-institutions-staff/ Nigeria 2016 Presidency to 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salaries, enhances maternity leave http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/97865-PA-doubles-MPAs-salaries-enhances-maternity-leave Philippines 2016 Aquino signs law on lower retirement age for surface miner http://www.mb.com.ph/aquino-signs-law-on-lower-retirement-age-for-surface-miner/ Philippines 2016 DOF doubles indigent senior citizens’ budget http://www.mb.com.ph/dof-doubles-indigent-senior-citizens-budget/ Philippines 2016 Philippine conditional cash transfers receive $450m World Bank boost http://www.publicfinanceinternational.org/news/2016/02/philippine-conditional-cash-transfers- receive-450m-world-bank-boost Poland 2016 Poland approves lowering retirement age http://www.pionline.com/article/20161219/ONLINE/161219871/poland-approves-lowering- retirement-age Portugal 2016 Governo aprova aumento de 2 milhões de pensões http://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/governo-aprova-atualizacao-do-valor-das-pensoes-e-aumento- do-abono-de-familia-4941839.html Portugal 2016 Portugal: Atendimento 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