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