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Thailand: Debate on new social security measures for alien workers
STEP
The end of August witnessed a growing debate in Thailand on new social security measures for alien workers.Speaking at a seminar on public health services for foreign workers in Bangkok on August 18th, the Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public ...
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2010-09-06
Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet heads global advisory group to promote the social protection floor
ILO
(ILO News) – Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet presided over the first meeting of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group, held in Geneva on 11 and 12 August and convened by the ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia.During the ...
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2010-08-24
Tripura state notches up top position in MGNREGA in India
Agartala, July 21th, 2010: Tripura state has once again come out on top in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the 2009-10 fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). It has managed to guarantee ...
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2010-08-06
Delhi has 3% fake ration cards meant for poor, court told
New Delhi, July 21, 2010: The Delhi High Court has been informed that there are around 65,000 people with fake Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards in the capital, which represents about 3% of the total BPL cards. The government is in the ...
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2010-08-06
Collection of documents on Haiti and the earthquake now available on GESS
ILO, Social Security Department
As part of the reconstruction efforts following the Haiti earthquake of January 12th 2010 the various UN agencies, NGOs and government institutions involved have been sharing their publications and working documents on Haiti on the humanitarian ...
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2010-08-04
United States' Social Security Adminsitration to Terminate Disability Benefit for Refugees
In the United States, the Social Security Administration is planning on ending cash assistance previously offered to thousands of indigent refugees who are severely disabled or over the age of 64. The Supplemental Security Income is a Federal ...
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2010-08-03
ERD Regional Conference: Promoting Resilience through Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 28-30 June 2010
The Conference was organized around country-specific studies as well as regional research on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in order to address the key question of which types of social protection have worked and/or are expected to work best for the ...
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2010-07-28
Course: "Extending social protection to migrant workers and their families", September 13-24, 2010 in Turin, Italy
In light of growing numbers of migrant workers around the world, as well as their continued exclusion from most social security schemes, the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization will be holding a course entitled ...
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2010-07-19
The Minimum Living Standard (MLS) is to be raised in Beijing municipality and Jiangsu province, China
The MLS of Jiangsu is to be raised.As of July 2010, approximately 460,000 beneficiaries in Jiangsu province will receive higher minimum living benefit.In urban areas, the average annual disposable income of Jiangsu residents reached CNY 20552 ...
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2010-07-14
Designing and Implementing Social Transfer Programmes training course, EPRI and HelpAge International, Chiang Mai, Thailand , 24 Oct - 6 Nov, 2010
Regarding the strategic development and design of social cash transfer programmes, including but not limited to government pensions, old age allowances, child assistance, and poverty reduction schemes. Additional emphasis this year on ...
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2010-07-05
