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Social security in the BRICS countries
The term BRICS refers to the countries of Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa, which together count for over 40 per cent of the world’s population and 20 per cent of global GDP.
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theguardian
(23.04.2013). Experts say creating better system will mean making tough political decisions that are likely to meet serious opposition
indianexpress
(18.04.2013). Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers will soon be able to apply for withdrawal and transfer of funds online. The provident fund body is set to put in place a centralised web-based system for transfer and withdrawal of funds which it feels would also cut down the enormous delay in processing and enable the subscriber to track the status of his or her application online.
safpi.org
(08.03.2013). South-South co-operation (SSC) has re-emerged in the 2000s as a multifaceted force in international relations. Its modalities include multiple-geometry coalitions among developing countries, such as the India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) and the G20.
mg
(22.02.2013). People from SA's neighbouring countries flock here looking for work. Hundreds of thousands find it in the mining industry and in farming and tourism.
iol
(08.02.2013). The Brics group of countries is rapidly and effectively developing social protection programmes, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) has found.
lemonde
(11.02.2013). L'objectif d'un socle de protection sociale pour tous, une des priorités pour les Nations Unies, progresse. Mais alors que la crise économique continue de peser sur les économies occidentales, qui cherchent de nouveaux moyens pour financer leurs systèmes de sécurité sociale, ce sont les émergents, les BRICs (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine, Afrique du Sud), qui développent le plus leur protection sociale, selon une étude, publiée jeudi 7 février par l'Association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS).
news.xinhuane
(25.01.2013). Some 12.26 million new jobs were created in China last year, with the urban registered unemployment rate maintained at 4.1 percent, according to figures revealed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Friday.
peopledaily
(22.01.2013). The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday began soliciting public opinions on its revised list of ailments considered occupational diseases.
La voix de la Russie
(22.01.2013). Les modalités des contrats de travail avec les étrangers changent en Russie. La dernière innovation du Ministère du travail est l’assurance maladie des migrants. La souscription de l’assurance maladie est la condition sine qua non de la signature du contrat de travail. Selon les initiateurs de l’amendement au Code de travail, cela augmentera le niveau de protection sociale et médicale des travailleurs étrangers.
health.india
(18.01.2013). Asserting that universal healthcare was a ‘matter of faith’ for the government, President Pranab Mukherjee said the country needed ‘out of the box’ reforms to take medical services closer to people’s homes. ‘Provision of universal healthcare is a matter of faith for the government. The government is looking to scale up public investment on health from 1.2 percent of GDP (gross domestic product) to 2.5 percent by 2017 and 3 percent by 2022,’ Mukherjee said while addressing the 10th Assocham Knowledge Millennium summit.
people.com.cn
(18.01.2013). Hasta el 90% de los costos de hospitalización para tratar enfermedades graves de pacientes rurales ahora estarán cubiertos gracias a una ampliación del programa de seguro médico.
ipsnews.net
(09.11.2012). For many people.the sunset years of life turn out to be a traumatic period, in which they find themselves entirely dependent on families or friends due to the absence of a good social security system or government pension plan in India.
taiwantoday
(07.01.2013). President Ma Ying-jeou reaffirmed Jan. 6 that the government’s goal for overhauling the nation’s pension systems is to reduce losses and ensure sustainable management through a comprehensive, pragmatic, progressive and transparent approach.
peopledaily
(08.01.2013). La Chine va augmenter les dépenses de l'assurance maladie publique, en particulier à destination des habitants des zones rurales, pour faire en sorte qu'au moins 95% de la population rurale soit couverte, a déclaré lundi, Chen Zhu, le ministre de la Santé.
guardian
(29.12.2012). Unemployment in South Africa stands at between 26% and 50%, depending on who is doing the counting. That is why, every morning, untold numbers of men stand on the side of the road hoping to be picked up for a day's work at a rate to be decided by the employer. Men on the Side of the Road (MSR) was created to introduce structure and skills-building into this highly casualised labour market
The Hindu
(02.01.2013). Payments were initially made as top-ups to subsidies and not as a substitute, so that beneficiaries got used to the new system without suffering its teething problems
cri.cn
(31.12.2012). Quelques 30 000 orphelins ont reçu lundi comme cadeau une assurance maladie couvrant 12 maladies graves.
La-Croix.com
(16.11.2012). Dans ces pays au développement rapide, la protection sociale se développe à grande vitesse. Une évolution révélée par une note du Centre d’analyse stratégique, que La Croix publie en exclusivité.
peopledaily.com.cn
(14.11.2012). Le système de pension de vieillesse couvrait fin octobre 459 millions de Chinois dans les zones urbaines et rurales, a annoncé mardi le ministère des Ressources humaines et de la Sécurité sociale.
presstv.com
(13.10.2012). President Dilma Rousseff signed a Law establishing a new social program called Tenderness Brazil, which design to overcome the problem of extreme poverty among children, supplementing the Bolsa Familia guaranteed minimum income of seventy Reales per capita, about $35 dollars, for families with children under 6 years.
peopledaily.com.cn
(11.09.2012). More than half the foreigners legally working in China have subscribed to the country's social security system so far and efforts are ongoing to expand coverage by making it more practical for workers and employers, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said yesterday.
peopledaily.com.cn
(10.09.2012). L'autorité chinoise de contrôle de la sécurité du travail a annoncé jeudi qu'elle lancerait ce mois-ci une campagne d'inspection nationale de la sécurité du travail afin d'éviter de nouveaux accidents meurtriers.
indianexpress.com
(04.08.2012). The state government has passed a resolution detailing an insurance scheme that would pay Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin or legal heir of any unorganised worker killed by any of 29 serious occupational health diseases listed under the Factories Act, which includes anthrax, silicosis and asbestosis among others.
cri.cn
(02.08.2012). China had "basically" established a social security network on the foundation of social insurance, social assistance and social welfare by the end of 2011, the country's auditing authority said Thursday.
chinadaily.com.cn
(03.08.2012). China's social security network - which covers the largest number of people in the world - is focusing on shortening the gaps between urban and rural, developed and less-developed regions, said a nationwide audit.
businessweek.com
(30.07.2012). More than 2.5 million South African Social Security Agency (“SASSA”) MasterCard debit cards have been issued to social grant recipients across South Africa as part of the social grants disbursements tender which was awarded to Cash Paymaster Services (“CPS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc (“Net1”) in January 2012.
keralaitnews.com
(26.07.2012). The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has introduced a facility of E-Passbook to Provident Fund (PF) Members through Member Portal on EPFO website. This will help the EPFO subscribers get their statement of accounts online. The e-passbook will also have additional information like name, date of birth and account number. EPFO had recently started the Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) facility for employers for promoting a prompt and transparent service.
peopledaily
(27.07.2012). To help Chinese businesses that have fallen on hard times, the government may let them delay payments they are required to make into the country's social insurance funds or pay reduced amounts, a senior official said.
7thspace.com/headlines
(25.07.2012). The Department of Social Development is looking into whether to adopt a household or family grant modelled on Brazil's successful Bolsa Familia programme, the Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has said.
indianexpress.com
(09.07,2012). The first meeting of the reconstituted National Advisory Council (NAC) on Friday reiterated its advise to the government to develop a comprehensive social security scheme for all unorganised sector workers that is estimated to cost upward of Rs 10,000 crore additional at the end of five years of the phased implementation suggested by it.
timesofindia
(25.06.2012). India's ambitious policy to provide free medicines to all patients attending a government health facility across the country will be rolled out from October.
cri.cn
(01.07.2012). La Chine a lancé dimanche une campagne visant à offrir à tous les habitants ruraux et les chômeurs urbains une assurance retraite afin de faire face au vieillissement de la population.
xinhuanet.com
(19.06.2012). With the social insurance sector, a government proposal asking people to extend their retirement age and draw pensions later has sent China into a nationwide debate. But the nation's rapidly aging population demands some sort of change.
allafrica.com
(12.06.2012). The International Labour Organisation (ILO), which is currently holding its 101st Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, says up to 75 million young people between the ages of 15 and 35 are facing the crunch of unemployment and under-employment
french.peopledaily.com.cn
(04.06.2012). Une agence du gouvernement chinois a révélé qu'elle proposera un système de retraite plus flexible aux autorités centrales à un moment approprié, afin de maintenir l'équilibre entre l'emploi et la diminution attendue des cotisations de retraite.
chine-informations.com
(31.05.2012). Plus de 70 000 orphelins chinois ont bénéficié de contrats d'assurance gratuite couvrant les coûts de traitement de 12 maladies graves, grâce à un programme d'assurance conjoint soutenu par le gouvernement et une organisation caritative qui continue d'étendre son action dans le pays.
business-standard.com
(22.05.2012). India today joined other BRICS nations in hammering on the need to promote innovation and universal access to health technologies especially medicines in the context of increasing costs and a growing burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
allafrica.com
(14.05.2012). With only about 10% of South Africans being able to maintain their standard of living once they retire, government is looking at ways of lowering retirement fund costs, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
brasilnews.de
(07.05.2012). Für viele brasilianischen Familien ist sie aus ihrem Lebensalltag nicht wegzudenken: die Hausangestellte (empregada doméstica).
taiwantoday.tw
(02.05.2012). Workers aged 45 and older accounted for 36.15 percent of Taiwan’s over-15 labor force in 2011, up from 28.19 percent 10 years earlier, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics May 1.
indianexpress.com
(02.05.2012). In a move that will bring much reprieve to employers in depositing monthly Employees’ Provident Fund or EPF contributions of their workers, the government on Tuesday launched an online facility that promises to bring transparency and accessibility.
french.cri.cn
(17.04.2012). Le ministère chinois de la Santé (MS) a annoncé lundi qu'il perfectionnerait le réseau de services pour la prévention et le traitement des maladies professionnelles en conformité avec une loi récemment amendée.
indianexpress.com
(13.04.2012). In a step the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) said was in tandem with the rising costs of commodities, the minimum monthly pension for dependents of insured workers who pass away as a result of employment injury or occupational disease has been enhanced.
physorg.com
(26.03.2012). Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are injecting new resources, momentum and innovation into efforts to improve health in the world's poorest countries, according to a report released on the eve of the 2012 BRICS Summit. Coming as many traditional donors reduce or slow their spending, the report explores the expanding influence of the BRICS on global health and development.
The Economic Times
(15.03.2012). Pension reforms will lead to long term savings and will also create a sustainable social security system, the Economic Survey 2011-12 said.
spanish.peopledaily
(05.03.2012). - Las autoridades chinas plantean terminar de construir en lo básico 5 millones de viviendas de protección social y poner en marcha la construcción de más de 7 millones este año, anunció hoy lunes el primer ministro chino, Wen Jiabao.
ft.com
(06.03.2012). The government’s huge expenditures on items such as pensions and payrolls and its lack of savings are often blamed for the economy’s stop-start growth pattern – illustrated by the rapid overheating and slowing down of the economy over the past two years.
english.cri.cn
(02.03.2012). In China, access to public services is determined by the "hukou," or household registration system. The system allows for benefits to be doled out to people who are properly registered as local residents of any given city or town, a status that most migrant workers do not possess.
fin24.com
(22.02.2012). The labour department will establish provident funds for domestic and farm workers by March next year, according to budget documents tabled by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday.
echos_inde_IT
(03.03.2012). En liaison avec le projet Aadhaar (numéro d’identification unique compable à notre numéro de sécurité sociale), une équipe de réflexion met en place l’idée d’installer un million de guichets automatiques (ATM) à travers le pays.
french.peopledaily
(05.03.2012). Le président chinois Hu Jintao a souligné dimanche que la Chine doit garantir et améliorer davantage le bien-être du peuple, promouvoir la réforme du système médical et de santé, et accélérer l'établissement d'un système de couverture sociale universelle.
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