HIV/AIDS Policy of the Public Sector of Belize
The overall purpose of this policy is to promote the health, well-being and productivity of Public Officers by developing and implementing effective HIV/AIDS sustainable prevention, care and control programs; and eliminating stigma and discrimination on the basis of real and perceived HIV status. This Policy establishes a set of...
Read MoreThe Political and Social Economy of Care in a Development Context: Conceptual Issues, Research Questions and Policy Options
Care (whether paid or unpaid) is crucial to human well-being and to the pattern of economic development. Some analysts emphasize the significance of care for economic dynamism and growth. Others see care in much larger terms, as part of the fabric of society and integral to social development. Citizenship...
Read MoreRoma Students’ Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Czech Republic
Participatory implementation of D.H. case promotes inclusion of Roma children in Czech schools In this case, applicants challenged the disproportionate classification of Roma school children in the Czech Republic as having special education needs as well as their segregation into schools for children with “Light Mental Disabilities”. The European...
Read MoreNational Insurance Act (Modified 2007)
Article 12 states that: Maternity benefit shall be granted to a woman for a period starting from a date not earlier than six weeks before the expected date of confinement and continuing until the expiration of (a) 12 weeks; or (b) 6 weeks from the date on which confinement...
Read MoreLey 1.145
Ley 20.166 por la que se extiende el derecho de las madres trabajadoras a amamantar a sus hijos aún cuando no exista casa cuna.
Decreto 6122/07
Superfluous, Pernicious, Atrocious and Abominable? The Case Against Conditional Cash Transfers
In 1792, the first consumer boycott was organised to protest against the inhumane treatment of slaves in the production of sugar in the West Indies. In his comic novel of the time, Melincourt, Thomas Love Peacock (1817) wrote of the trade in sugar that it was “economically superfluous, physically...
Read MoreSocial security provisions in the Constitution of Malta
Relevant article: Chapter II Declaration of Principles 17. Social assistance and insurance (1) Every citizen incapable of work and unprovided with the resources necessary for subsistence is entitled to maintenance and social assistance. (2) Workers are entitled to reasonable insurance on a contributory basis for their requirements in case...
Read MoreSocial security provisions in the Constitution of Bulgaria
Relevant articles: Article 14 The family, motherhood and children shall enjoy the protection of the state and society. Article 47 (1) The raising and upbringing of children until they come of age shall be a right and obligation of their parents and shall be assisted by the state. (2)...
Read MoreSADC Code of Social Security
This instrument provides guidelines on the Southern African Development Community’s approach to social protection. Link to page...
Read MoreSpecial protection in pension programmes for women in South Africa
Summary: Four male applicants, above the age of 60 but below 65, mounted a constitutional challenge to Section 10 of South Africa’s Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 and the relevant Regulations, which set the age for accessing an old age grant at 60 for women and 65 for...
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