Employment Act No. 27
General Orders
Basic Income as a Policy Option: technical background note illustrating costs and distributional implications for selected countries
The concept of a Basic Income (BI), an unconditional transfer paid to each individual is not new. However, although many OECD countries have non-contributory, non-means tested benefits for certain groups (most commonly children or pensioners) no country has made a BI the central pillar of its social security system....
Read MoreLey 22.431 De Protección Integral para los discapacitados.
Crea un sistema de protección integral de las personas discapacitadas, tendiente a asegurar a éstas su atención médica, su educación y su seguridad social, así como a concederles las franquicias y estímulos que permitan, en lo posible neutralizar la desventaja, que la discapacidad les provoca y les den oportunidad,...
Read MoreLey 24.714 Ley de Asignaciones Familiares.
Se incorpora al régimen de asignaciones familiares la Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) para Protección Social que consiste en una prestación monetaria no retributiva que se abona a uno sólo de los padres/tutor/curador/pariente por consanguinidad hasta el tercer grado....
Read MoreExtending Social Security by Anchoring Rights in Law
The South African social protection system is one of the most comprehensive within the region. Its statutory and effective coverage rates are above the region’s average and comparable or even beyond those of other BRICS countries. The comprehensive nature of the system lies in contributory and non-contributory cash and...
Read MoreLey 25.273 de Creación de un sistema de inasistencias justificadas por razones de gravidez
Crea un régimen especial de inasistencias justificadas por razones de gravidez para alumnas que cursen los ciclos de enseñanza general básica, polimodal y superior no universitaria en establecimientos de jurisdicción nacional, provincial o...
Read MoreExtending Social Protection by Anchoring Rights in Law
The adoption of the 1988 constitution marked a landmark in the history of the Brazilian social security system by introducing a universal social security model grounded in citizenship rights. The Constitution sets out the State’s responsibility in organizing and legislating social security. This should be done according to principles...
Read MoreLey 25.808 Modificación del articulo 1º de la ley 25.584
Ley 25.994
Crea un sistema de jubilación anticipada. El monto del haber que percibirán los beneficiarios de la Jubilación Anticipada es el equivalente al cincuenta por ciento (50%) del correspondiente al beneficio de jubilación al que tendrá derecho al cumplir la edad requerida de acuerdo a la ley 24.241, no pudiendo...
Read MoreLey I – n° 132 Régimen de licencia con goce íntegro de haberes por hijo con discapacidad.
Ley 26.873
Establece acciones de promoción de la lactancia materna exclusiva y prácticas óptimas de alimentación en niños hasta los seis meses de edad, así como también la promoción de la lactancia materna continuada y alimentación complementaria oportuna para niños de hasta dos años de vida. Dentro de la ley se...
Read MoreAnchoring Social Protection in Law in China
Anchoring Social Protection in Law in Myanmar
Romani Women’s Right to Equal Treatment in Hungary
Summary: In February 2016, a Romani woman gave birth a public hospital in Miskolc, north-eastern Hungary. During labour she cried out with pain and the midwife yelled at her “if you shout once more I will push the pillow into your face”. When the woman apologised, the doctor said...
Read MoreLabour Code
Section C20 of the Labour Code of Antigua and Barbuda states that “female employee with a minimum of twelve months unbroken service in her employment is entitled whenever she is pregnant to a maternity leave of at least six weeks.” In paragraph (3) of the same section it reads...
Read MoreChildcare and Protection Act 29 (Antigua and Barbuda)
An act to provide for the establishment and functions of a Childcare and Protection Agency, the licensing of childcare facilities, the maintenance of appropriate standards in respect of their operations and for other matters relating to the safety, care and protection of...
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General Orders (Anguilla)
General Orders, Chapter 7: Paragraph 7.24 states that “Women officers will be eligible for the grant of thirteen weeks maternity leave with full salary of which not fewer than four (if officer is physically on the job) and not more than six weeks may be taken before the...
Read MoreBasic Income as a Policy Option: can it add up?
Recent debates of basic income (BI) proposals shine a useful spotlight on the challenges that traditional forms of income support are facing, and highlight gaps in social provisions that largely depend on income or employment status. A universal “no questions asked” public transfer would be simple and have the...
Read MoreFinancing Development for Children in Africa: The state of budget transparency and accountability in the continent
This report builds on the findings of the Open Budget Survey 2015, by taking a closer look at the 31 African countries included in the survey. It seeks to promote transparency and accountability in the use of government budgets in Africa. The rationale for this report is twofold. First,...
Read MoreInvesting in the Care Economy: Simulating employment effects by gender in countries in emerging economies
Increasing public investment in emerging economies would boost employment and contribute to economic growth and, depending on the form and location of the investment, contribute to enhancing human development and realizing some of the Sustainable Development Goals. This report makes a case for public investment in social as well...
Read MoreInvesting in the Care Economy: A gender analysis of employment stimulus in seven OECD countries
Increasing public investment would stimulate employment and economic growth and provide a more effective means of moving out of recession than current austerity policies. This report makes such a case for public investment that is in social as well as physical infrastructure. By social infrastructure we mean education, care...
Read MoreHIV and Social Protection Assessment Tool
The HIV and social protection assessment tool is used for a quick scan of existing social protection programmes and their sensitivity (or lack of) to the HIV response in a given country and location. Additional follow-up and research that engages the different critical actors, including HIV programme managers, social...
Read MoreSpotlight on Sustainable Development: Report by the Reflection Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
This Spotlight Report 2016 produced by an international alliance of CSOs and networks, intends to contribute to this objective. It analyses and assesses the extent to which policies are framed by the ambitious principles of the 2030 Agenda, particularly the human rights framework. It highlights particularly the role of...
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