Newsletter #2

SOCIEUX+ regional meeting in Mexico City

SOCIEUX+ EU Expertise on Social Protection, Labour and Employment held a regional meeting in Mexico City from 25 to 26 October, with the title “Employment and Social Protection Systems in Latin America”. See more here.

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SOCIAL PROTECTION:

The financing challenge for extending health insurance in low income and upper-middle income countries

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LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT:

Promoting green jobs and access to decent working conditions

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UNIVERSAL PENSION SCHEME IN ZANZIBAR

SOCIEUX+ is working in Zanzibar with the Ministry of Labour, Empowerment, Elders, Women and Children on a new management information system for the roll-out of their universal pension scheme, with UNICEF (SOCIEUX+ 2018-27).

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PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN GUINEA-CONAKRY

Accompanying the Guinean Agency for the Promotion of Employment (AGUIPE) as it improves the quality of its services, with the support of Pôle Emploi and ILO (SOCIEUX+ 2017-35).

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GREEN JOBS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONFERENCE IN CHAD

SOCIEUX+ participated in the Green Jobs Development Conference organised by WAPES and ONAPE in Chad, Dec. 11-13 2018. Our focus: how to address challenges in public employment services during the green transition, as well as green job opportunities for the most vulnerable populations (SOCIEUX+ 2018-29).

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DISABILITY ASSESMENT AND POLICY CHANGES IN ARMENIA

Armenia is committed to further inclusion of people with disabilities, in line with the ICF model. In support, SOCIEUX+ coordinated a four-day stakeholder consultation workshop in Yerevan to discuss the practical aspects of implementing these policy reforms (SOCIEUX+ 2017-38).

Are you an expert in social protection, labour or employment? Check available opportunities here.

“Promoting Employment and Decent Work in Development Cooperation” is the first volume of a manual published by DG DEVCO. This volume aims to enhance the European Commission’s work to promote employment and decent work as part of its international development efforts. The manual is available online here and a video summary can be found here.

Check out our new video channel here, with clips produced by ourselves and our partners. Our first video is from the Institute for Social Economy (IPES) in Colombia, and highlights their work with SOCIEUX+ to increase attention on the informal economy in Bogota. Click here to see more.