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The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an Order "On measures to improve the social protection system of the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2021-2030»

Uruguay: Exoneración de aportes patronales para empresas de transporte escolar y a quienes presten servicios de cantinas escolares

Hong Kong, China: One-off ex-gratia cash allowance of HK$5,000 for locally confirmed COVID-19 patients opens for application from today

India: Explained: How scheme for street vendors will help alleviate poverty

Norway: Extends rules for sickness benefits, care benefits and unemployment benefits

Morocco: African Development Bank to Issue €118 Million Loan to Support Morocco’s COVID-19 Response

Belgium: Brussels rolls out new financial support for culture sector

Mozambique: Mozambique: Assembly Passes Amended 2020 Budget

Uganda: In Uganda, a government suspension results in a $10M loss for GiveDirectly

Canada: Government of Canada takes action to support people living with chronic pain

El Salvador: cotizantes retiraron $290 millones del anticipo de ahorro para pensión

Uruguay: Extensión de cobertura de salud para trabajadores cesados

United States: Orange County to reopen online portal for $1,000 stimulus checks next week

Slovenia: ACP6 measures relating to work, family and social affairs

Slovenia: Extended three public invitations for subsidized employment of the unemployed

Germany: Information for self-employed people, freelancers and small businesses with up to ten employees

Uruguay: Nueva partida extraordinaria para beneficiarios de Asignaciones Familiares del Plan de Equidad

Ireland: GMIT Offers 600 Free and Subsidised Places on 30 New Modular Skills Courses

Monaco: Covid-19/ Youth employment assistance

Singapore: Singapore Offers ‘Baby Bonus’ to Boost Economy After Coronavirus

Portugal: Alterações ao apoio extraordinário à retoma progressiva

Nigeria: Coronavirus: UNDP partners Kano on cash transfer to the needy

Ghana: GH¢11 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund Launched

Nigeria: Govt gives relief materials to tradesmen, artisans

Peru: Bono Familiar Universal: preguntas y respuestas sobre el segundo subsidio que se entrega desde este sábado

Kenya: National Hygiene Program Creates Jobs for Kenyans in Informal Settlements

Ireland: Protecting lives and securing livelihoods' - Paschal Donohoe says Budget aims to tackle 'uncertainty' of coronavirus and Brexit

France: Activité partielle : nouveau dispositif suite au Covid-19

Honduras: Honduras launches innovative transfer program in response to COVID-19

South Africa: Ramaphosa announces extension of special COVID-19 grant by 3 months

Bosnia and Herzegovina: increase in budget to provide liquidity support to the most vulnerable sectors / activities

India: ESIC Extends deadline for workers to avail the unemployment benefit

India: ESIC Extends deadline for workers to avail the unemployment benefit

France: Nouvelle prime Covid : certains allocataires AAH concernés

Ireland: Top rate of Pandemic Unemployment Payment to go to back to €350 as country prepares for Level 5 restrictions

Spain: La Seguridad Social paga mañana 234,21 millones de euros en prestaciones a más de 256.000 trabajadores autónomos

United Kingdom: Sunak announces more generous UK jobssupportscheme

Belgium: Coronavirus en Belgique : les mécanismes de droit passerelle prolongés et amplifiés

Belgium: Chômage temporaire pour force majeure en raison de la fermeture d’une crèche, d’une école ou d’un centre d’accueil pour personnes handicapées

Sudan. U.S.$370 Million Agreement Signed for Sudan 'Samarat' Family Support Programme

Israel: Israel expands economic safety net to deal with nationwide lockdown

India: J&K: 50% Rebate on Water And Electricity Bills | L-G Manoj Sinha Announces Rs 1,350 cr Economic Package for UT

Singapore: COVID-19 Support Grant Extended To Dec 2020 – Eligibility Criteria Will Be Revised From Oct 1

Peru: EsSalud permite entrega de certificados médicos particulares fuera del plazo de 30 días

United Kingdom: Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced

Albania: Employment promotion programs

Belize: Covid-19 relief extended to December

Ecuador: Bono de Apoyo Nutricional

United Kingdom: Self-employed grant scheme extended as Rishi Sunak announces Winter Economy Plan

Venezuela: Bono Unidos por la Vida

Sweden: Extension of COVID-19-related social insurance measures

Jamaica: Social workers bringing hope and comfort to Jamaica's most vulnerable

Japan: Special cash payment of 100,000 yen to all residents for the purpose of fostering national solidarity against COVID-19

Japan: Single-parent household extraordinary special benefit

Japan: Extension of the support fund and allowance for the leave without pay

United Kingdom: Chancellor’s new support scheme ‘will see one million lose jobs’

Liechtenstein: COVID-19 daily allowance extended until the end of the year

Hungary: COVID-19 Countermeasures in Hungary

Austria: Corona short-time work from October 1st, 2020

United Kingdom: Exemption from National Insurance contributions for COVID-19 Test and Trace Support Payments

Canada: The Government of Canada launches applications for the Canada Recovery Benefit

Australia: Federal Budget to include cash payments worth $500 for aged, family and disability welfare recipients

Kenya: Kenya: Cash-Transfer Giving Life-Line to Needy SGBV Survivors

Czechia: Government extends Antivirus B programme for aiding employers through to the end of the year, also announces further crisis measures

South Africa: Social relief grant allocated R6.8bn until 2021

Switzerland: Coronavirus: indemnité en cas de réduction de l’horaire de travail en faveur des travailleurs sur appel

Italy: Postponement of contributions payment

Nigeria: Transport Ministry to share N10 billion palliative scheme

Guernsey: The Policy & Resources Committee agrees to continue financial support measures for worst hit sectors

Dominica: 3000 people to benefit from COVID-19 Social Cash Transfer Programme

Togo: Covid-19: Togolese government to put in place special insurance for health workers

Ireland: Restriction on redundancy rights extended again

India: Government extends insurance scheme for frontline health workers fighting COVID-19 for 6 months

South Africa: Government allocates R6 billion more for special R350 Covid-19 grant

Singapore: ComCare assistance for 6,000 lower-income households automatically extended for 6 more months

United States: Trump signs 4 executive actions on coronavirus relief

Argentina: El Gobierno dará un subsidio a las familias de los fallecidos por coronavirus

Belgium: Coronavirus: Struggling Flemish businesses can receive up to €15,000 in financial support

India: Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Wrap: CM announces financial assistance to ambulance drivers; Less than 1000 cases in Chennai

Nigeria: COVID-19: Ekiti Govt introduces tax relief, incentives for businesses

India: Rs 2,000 encouragement allowance for ASHA facilitators

Indonesia: Government expands wage subsidy to include 3 million furloughed, reduced pay workers

Indonesia: Good news! PLN Free Electricity Extended Until December 2020

Canada: Nearly $22M in COVID-19 emergency relief announced for London

Brazil: Planos de saúde são obrigados a cobrir teste sorológico de covid-19

Canada: Province to hire 500 contact tracers for COVID-19

India: Govt announces Rs 25 lakh additional ex-gratia to NOK of healthcare workers who die of COVID-19

South Africa: Extended Covid-19 relief for small-scale farmers

Zambia: 1. CHILDFUND sets 2m for cash transfer

Australia: Health minister Greg Hunt announces mental health support package for second lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic

New Zealand: Resurgence Wage Subsidy announcement

Singapore: Singapore government extends COVID-19 salary support for companies to March 2021

Singapore: Covid-19 support measures: DPM Heng announces S$1b programme to subsidise salaries of new local hires for a year Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/govt-sets-aside-s1-billion-subsidise-salaries-new-local-hires-firms-dpm-heng

Zambia: EU steps in with 5 Million Euros

Liberia: Liberia: USAID Launches Educational Stipend Cash Transfer Program to Aid Students Taking WASSCE During Covid-19 Outbreak in Liberia

Maldives: Govt. begins disbursing COVID-19 frontline allowance

China: China ensures people's basic livelihood in battle against poverty

Colombia: Las ayudas del Gobierno para quienes se aíslen por caso de COVID-19 en su familia

Croatia: Support for job preservation for employers who employ people with disabilities whose activities are affected by coronavirus

Nigeria: COVID-19: Delta Govt Announces Tax Relief For SMEs

United Kingdom: UK Government announces more grants for small businesses to support COVID-19 recovery

Uruguay: Gobierno prorroga hasta el 31 de agosto subsidio por enfermedad para mayores de 65 años

Cambodia: Gov’t grants two-month extension of IDPoor aid scheme

Peru: Ministerio de Trabajo: El 78% de solicitudes de suspensión perfecta de labores ya se han resuelto

Australia: COVID-19: Australia to introduce pandemic leave payment, says Australian PM

Georgia: Children under 17 to Receive One-time Assistance of 200 GEL

India: CM announces Rs 1,000 each for Anganwadi & Asha workers, free travel for women in UTC buses

Luxembourg: Retail businesses can apply for subsidies of up to €50,000

South Africa: Mthethwa announces second wave of relief funding for artists, sports stars

United States: State launches hazard pay program for health workers

Indonesia: Government expands wage subsidy to include 3 million furloughed, reduced pay workers

Tajikistan: Poor residents of Tajikistan will be allocated $ 3 million

Cambodia: Cambodia Issues Additional Support for Workers and to Revive Economy

Mexico: Personal de salud recibirá compensación salarial por Covid-19 en Oaxaca

Mozambique: Multinational - Multi-Country Covid-19 Response Support Program (MCRSP) - Appraisal Report

Argentina: Los Jardines maternales reciben hoy aporte de $150 mil

India: Centre releases Rs 890 crore as 2nd installment of emergency Covid-19 package to 22 states/UTs

India: Maharashtra extends insurance cover to private doctors who die of Covid-19

Brazil: Employers can extend contract suspensions and working time reductions in Brazil: new rules

Nepal: Tokha municipality to provide 150 per cent perks to frontline health workers

South Africa: Government makes it easier to receive the R350 coronavirus grant – what you need to know

United States: Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide relief to residents

Germany: German coalition agrees €10 billion extension of #Coronavirus relief

United Kingdom: U.K. to Pay People on Low Incomes If Isolating Due to Covid

Portugal: Segurança Social aumenta proteção de trabalhadores afetados pela Covid-19

India: CISF Launches Mobile App For Its Pensioners

Spain: Spain extends COVID furlough scheme to January

Saudi Arabia: Saudi food delivery workers covered by COVID-19 relief package

Guatemala: Más de cien mil jubilados y pensionados recibirán un bono único

Switzerland: Extension du chômage partiel et simplification des démarches

France: France extends programme to protect workers from further Covid-19 related job losses

Brazil: Brazil's Bolsonaro extends COVID-19 welfare payments key to popularity

India: Telangana government to provide Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for medical staff dying of coronavirus

Saint Kitts and Nevis: New September stimulus payments announced for unemployed individuals

Estonia: The government extended the measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the culture sector

United Kingdom: How to claim £144 if you've been working from home

Morocco: Morocco’s Social Security Fund to Compensate Tourism Sector Employees

Guyana: President announces $25,000 for each household in COVID relief

Guyana: $15,000 school cash grant, increased uniform allowance approved by Govt

Germany: Simplified access to basic security will be extended

Venezuela: Bono Disciplina y Voluntad

Nigeria: Doctors’ strike: FG approves additional N8.9bn for June COVID-19 hazard allowance

Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia & WFP Partner to Expand Coverage of the Public Assistance Programme as Part of the National COVID-19 Response

Mozambique: 600 milhões de meticais de apoio às PME´s estão salvaguardados

United Kingdom: Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority

Bulgaria: Covid-19: Bulgarian PM says Cabinet adds 1.9B leva to stimulus funding, to extend epidemic declaration

Canada: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended into winter

Zambia: Zambia launches emergency COVID-19 social cash transfer scheme

South Africa: 3 300 Zimbabweans in SA apply for food assistance

India: Govt Extends Rs 50 Lakh Insurance Scheme for Healthcare Providers Till September

United States: L.A. City Council passes $100-million coronavirus rent relief program

Panama: Gobierno extenderá el subsidio eléctrico por tres meses

United States: What states can learn from Illinois’ new COVID-19 utility relief agreement

Venezuela: Bono Victoria de Carabobo 2020

Cambodia: Gov’t Launches New Cash Transfer Scheme to Assist IDPoor Families During COVID-19

Brazil: Governo destinará R$ 160 milhões para ajudar asilos no combate à Covid-19

Haiti: Government of Haiti adopts WFP-supported social protection and promotion policy

Bahamas: Unemployment assistance program gets $48 mil. expansion

Brazil: INSS prorroga antecipação do BPC e auxílio-doença até 31 de outubro

Mexico: Entrega de apoyos a taxistas y meseros arranca el 19 de junio en CDMX: AMLO

Venezuela: Bono Normalidad Relativa

Portugal: Proteção de trabalhadores independentes e informais

Australia: How Coronavirus Supplement and eligibility for some income support payments are changing

Australia: JobKeeper extension

Mexico: Mexico Providing Simplified Social Security Installment Plans for COVID-19

Benin: Mesures sociales Covid-19 au Bénin : Déclaration de la MASM Véronique TOGNIFODE MEWANOU au sujet des transferts effectués

Zimbabwe: Govt unveils $10m relief fund for artists

Australia: Another coronavirus Economic Support Payment is on the way — will you have an extra $750 in your account soon?

Cyprus: Special allowance for 13,000 students paid

Mexico: Abre FOVISSSTE proceso de inscripción de “Tu Casa te Espera” para trabajadores de la salud

Brazil: Governo passa a permitir que empresas recontratem funcionários demitidos há menos de 90 dias

United States: How to apply for New York’s new COVID-19 rent relief program

United States: State launches $115M grant program for small biz, agriculture relief

Republic of Korea: NHIS extends COVID-19 relief to foreign residents

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Gov Extends Mortgage Loan Moratorium Period

United States: Pennsylvania announces hazard pay for essential workers

United States: Grants provide $5.7M for Washington tribes for COVID relief

Bolivia: Destinan más de Bs 15 millones para el seguro de invalidez o muerte de policías por COVID-19

Belize: Temporary suspension of deadline to submit claims

Somalia: $25 Million AfDB grant for Somalia will bolster budget for COVID-19 responses

Venezuela: Bono Padre Bolívar 2020: de cuánto es el monto y qué días se paga

Austria: Support for families

Austria: Support for job seekers

Bulgaria: Covid-19: Bulgarian PM says Cabinet adds 1.9B leva to stimulus funding, to extend epidemic declaration

Chile: Superintendencia de Pensiones instruye a las AFP procedimiento para entregar fondos a los afiliados que soliciten retirar el 10%

Ireland: SMEs in Ireland can now apply for €4,000 to €25,000 in restart grants

Ireland: Pandemic Unemployment Payment extended - but some rates will be tapered from 17 September

Kenya: Health workers to get Sh3b coronavirus risk allowance

India: Puducherry CM announces Rs 1 lakh relief to kin of COVID-19 victims

Ireland: Ireland's economy gets largest-ever cash injection with grants, tax cuts and loan guarantees

Serbia: Serbia to pay 60% of two bottom wages of MSME employees - fin min

United Kingdom: Coronavirus: Above-inflation pay rise for almost 900,000 public sector workers

Virgin Islands, U.S.: Human Services Offering Pandemic Childcare Subsidy for Working Parents

Ireland: Families of all frontline healthcare workers who died from Covid-19 will be eligible for compensation package, Health Minister announces

Gambia: Gambia: NaNa Announces U.S.$10 Million Nafa Quick Package Targets 83,000 Households

India: Doctors’ retirement age increased to 65 years

Bangladesh: Food Aid Before Eid: Free rice for 1 crore poor

Costa Rica: Patronos podrán solicitar extensión del plazo de las suspensiones de contrato

North Macedonia: North Macedonia: Union secures Covid-19 aid package for media workers

Peru: Arranca Peru

United Arab Emirates: First phase of National Creative Relief Programme to give grants to 50 freelancers and 37 companies

Brazil: Bolsonaro sanciona, com vetos, projeto que prevê medidas para tentar proteger indígenas

United Kingdom: Chancellor announces ‘brand-new bonus for businesses to hire apprentices’

United States: Gov. Lee announces $81 Million in COVID-19 relief grants for education

United States: State Treasurer: $300M in grants available to help first responders, local governments due to COVID-19

Portugal: ATIVAR.PT – Programa Reforçado de Apoios ao Emprego e à Formação Profissional

Cyprus: Coronavirus: Five new schemes for economic recovery worth €150m

Cyprus: Cyprus Government announces a new €150 million economic support package to deal with the effects of the pandemic

Thailand: Welfare Card Holders To Get 3,000 THB Handout

Oman: Oman Cuts Pay 23% for New Civil Servants

United States: California is now offering support to undocumented immigrants, in the first relief fund of its kind

Argentina: Argentina: Extension of Prohibition of Dismissals and Furloughs

Bhutan: Build Bhutan Project To Engage 7,000 Job Seekers In Construction Sector

Guyana: Small Businesses to benefit from COVID-19 relief grants

Greece: Covid-19: Greece to Launch ‘Syn-ergasia’ Job Retention Scheme

Spain: Sánchez anuncia que el ingreso mínimo vital alcanzará a 850.000 hogares

Viet Nam: Viet Nam Social Security prioritises processing assistance dossiers for people impacted by COVID-19

New Zealand: Payment rates and how we pay the COVID-19 Income Relief Payment

Canada: Expanded ICTC WIL Digital wage-subsidy program helps more employers hire post-secondary students this summer

Fiji: FNPF Pensioners to receive COVID-19 relief

Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Covid-19 : attribution d’une aide exceptionnelle à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Singapore: Government injects additional $33 billion in Covid-19 relief measures, with focus on jobs

Singapore: All households with at least one Singaporean will receive $100 subsidy on utility bills: DPM Heng

Czechia: Czech Republic – COVID-19: Penalty Relief for Late Employer Social Security Contributions

Sweden: Unemployed people matched to green industries

Colombia: Gobierno anuncia subsidio condicionado para prima de trabajadores que ganen el mínimo

Switzerland: En Suiza, Corte ordena que empleadores asuman alquileres de sus trabajadores por teletrabajo

Italy: Bonus baby sitter da 1.200 euro: l’Inps conferma la platea

Georgia: Gov't to Subsidize 4% of Mortgage Loans

Latvia: State to subsidize salaries of employees and launch retraining program after downtime benefits are discontinued

Colombia: Gobierno Nacional extiende ayuda para el pago de la prima a salarios de un millón de pesos

Bermuda: Bermuda Introduces Lump-Sum Withdrawal Options for Certain Occupational Pension Plans

Canada: Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - People with disabilities

Canada: Québec government announces new training program for long-term care support workers

New Zealand: Government unveils $390m subsidy for employers training apprentices

Germany: Germany will plough 130 billion euros ($146 billion) into a stimulus package to kick-start an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday

Portugal: Governo cria dois novos apoios únicos para trabalhadores e famílias que perderam rendimentos

Sweden: New measures to strengthen care of the elderly and health care during the COVID-19 crisis

Israel: Adjustment grant to the 67-year-old and older

Philippines: COVID-19 cash aid goes digital to accelerate distribution

United States: Additional federal child care funding to help centers, essential workers

Belgium: Allocation parentale temporaire pour les travailleurs indépendants

Suriname: Suriname Launches Strong Economic Package

Chile: Gobierno dio detalles sobre la entrega de 2,5 millones de canastas de alimentos

Colombia: Tres días sin IVA

Hong Kong, China: COVID-19 Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme

United States: New grant program provides emergency relief to childcare providers in Illinois

Ireland: €75m funding package announced for childcare sector

Qatar: Expats working for Qatar government face pay cuts and lay-offs

Cuba: Guantánamo extiende el plazo del pago de la Seguridad Social a los cuentapropistas hasta diciembre

Finland: Exempt amount of unemployment benefit to be raised and conditions for commuting and relocation allowance to be amended temporarily

Kenya: Civil servants to take pay cut from July

Mexico: IMSS anuncia que incapacidad temporal y por maternidad se pueden tramitar en línea

Argentina: Con otro DNU, el Gobierno prorroga hasta fin de año la doble indemnización

Greece: Greece Expands Funding for Job Support Program

United States: COVID-19: Workers' Compensation

New Zealand: COVID-19 - Support for Employers

Portugal: Construção de creches e mais 3 mil empregos no apoio a idosos

Sierra Leone: Twenty-nine thousand people in Sierra Leone receive Covid-19 emergency cash transfers

Egypt: COVID-19: Egypt extends electricity subsidies until 2025

Rwanda: Rwanda receives €52.8M grant to support social protection

France: Edouard Philippe annonce une aide de 200 euros pour les jeunes « précaires ou modestes »

Saudi Arabia: COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to cut salaries by 40%

Afghanistan: Afghanistan distributes free bread as prices soar amid coronavirus

Cayman Islands: Family Resource Centre Rolls Out Parenting Initiative

Mexico: Juntos por la Salud inicia la entrega de insumos a personal sanitario ante Covid-19

Angola: Governo angolano toma medidas para permitir pagamento de salários aos funcionários

Montserrat: Government of Montserrat supports local tourism sector

Pakistan: COVID-19: Pakistan's 'green stimulus' scheme is a win-win for the environment and the unemployed

South Sudan: Coronavirus - South Sudan : The World Bank approves USD 40 million to provide income support to 65 000 households in South Sudan

Tuvalu: Tuvalu govt announces Covid-19 relief

Cuba: Prórroga de 6 meses de las prestaciones de carácter temporal

Tunisia: Covid-19 : La seconde tranche des aides sociales versée à partir du 4 mai

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Unemployment benefit to those affected by covid-19

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Paid leave for civil servants with children in pre-school or day care

Moldova: Moldovan parliament approves rectification of social insurance budget law

Guatemala: Coronavirus: Así es el subsidio para la energía que se aplicará a partir de mayo

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani ministry says 82,000 families to receive targeted social assistance

Georgia: Giorgi Gakharia presented an Anti-crisis Economic Plan

Israel: Tax Authority approves grants for thousands of self-employed

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani ministry says 82,000 families to receive targeted social assistance

Ecuador: Plan Integral de Contingencia

Gambia: Gambia announces Covid-19 response food package

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe: 4 332 Apply for Youth Relief Fund

Chad: Chad: Tax developments in response to COVID-19

Micronesia, Federated States of: FSM government approves economic stimulus package

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan pays $21.8 to hired employees affected by pandemic

India: Government to launch online portal for stranded migrant workers

Turkey: Turkey determined to leave no family behind amid COVID-19 pandemi

Uruguay: Autorizaciones especiales de cobro en mayo para mayores de 65 años

Brazil: 177 mil pessoas terão antecipação do BPC; veja se você tem direito

Viet Nam: Viet Nam Social Security News Ensuring benefits of health insurance card holders when medical facilities are on lockdown

Colombia: Emergencia Económica: Requisitos y cómo acceder al subsidio del 40% de nómina

Bangladesh: Govt to bear costs of private hospitals treating Covid-19 patients

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia to impose 'painful' austerity measures, triple VAT

Canada: Seniors to receive up to $500 in a one-time payment to offset added costs due to COVID-19

Turks and Caicos Islands: $200 food vouchers for vulnerable citizens

Singapore: Financial support to help Singaporeans affected by COVID-19

Armenia: Government Approves More Cash Handouts To Struggling Families

India: Slow but steady economic recovery: Over 150,000 companies resume contributions to EPFO

Myanmar: Paid medical leave extended for pregnant workers during pandemic

Brazil: BEm: Novo Benefício Emergencial começa a ser pago a trabalhadores com carteira assinada

Chile: Ingreso Familiar de Emergencia

Peru: Bono Rural

Canada: Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan

Armenia: Nearly 85,000 families to receive support as part of 13th coronavirus relief measure in Armenia

Cambodia: More Incentives, Obligations Announced for Businesses in Cambodia in Tourism, Garment Industries

Grenada: Fiscal responsibility key to government’s ability to provide Covid-19 stimulus package

Philippines: PhilHealth assures Covid-19 benefit coverage in W. Visayas

Bhutan: Tourism stimulus package to benefit 2,436

Cabo Verde: Os pensionistas dos Correios de Cabo Verde passam a ter acesso aos seus valores através do recurso a um aplicativo de transferência bancária

Andorra: Llei 5/2020, del 18 d’abril, de noves mesures excepcionals i urgents per la situació d’emergència sanitària causada per la pandèmia del SARS-CoV-2

Bolivia: El Bono Universial

Bolivia: AMPLIACIÓN DEL BONO FAMILIAS

Andorra: Andorra Publishes New Law on Exceptional and Urgent Measures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Azerbaijan: The identified limit for utility and communication costs of the family who apply for targeted assistance will be increased

Argentina: Ampliación del Programa de Asistencia de Emergencia al Trabajo y la Producción

Armenia: Armenia PM: We will provide assistance to university students on margins of 14th anti-crisis measure

India: Folk artists welcome govt decision to give Covid relief in cash

Kenya: Inua Jamii beneficiaries to get Sh8,000 each from Monday

Congo: Dans le cadre de la lutte contre le Coronavirus l’AFD fait un don de 368 millions au MASAH

Costa Rica: ECONOMY Government Launches “Bono Proteger” For Workers Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic

Taiwan, Province of China: Government targets 900,000 relief payments by week end: premier

Aruba: Procedure for the Emergency Funds for Social Assistance (FASE)

Peru: Bono Familiar Universal

Costa Rica: Más de 30 mil familias serán beneficiadas con subsidio de emergencia del IMAS

Saint Lucia: National Meals Program Brings Together Public and Private Sector Partners

Luxembourg: Bonuses for employees undergoing professional redeployment

Papua New Guinea: ASFPNG update on COVID-19 relief payment

Oman: Oman responds to COVID-19 with economic stimulus package to bolster the private sector

Peru: Acúltese a la IAFAS SIS a afiliar a las personas peruanas y extranjeras, residentes o no

South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa: Additional Coronavirus COVID-19 economic and social relief measures

Lao PDR: Govt mulling compensation for unemployed workers

San Marino: San Marino. The decree was issued to support companies, workers and families in difficulty

Saudi Arabia: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia pledges $13.3bn to support private sector

Israel: A grant of 500 NIS

Bolivia: Programa Especial de Apoyo a la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa

Colombia: ICBF entrega alimentos a niños en riesgo de desnutrición en Córdoba

Singapore: Solidarity Budget Booklet English

Haiti: Haiti - Economy : The DGI announces new tax relief measures

Gabon: Coronavirus: Le Gabon va prendre en charge les factures d’eau et d’électricité

Cuba: Cuba garantiza asistencia social a trabajadores por cuenta propia

Congo: Covid-19 au Congo : gratuité de l'eau et l'électricité pour les ménages durant la période de confinement

France: Coronavirus en France : des primes pour les soignants et des aides pour les ménages les plus défavorisés

Colombia: Gobierno le dará alimentación a más de un millón de hogares con niños

Chile: Ingreso Mínimo Garantizado

Turkey: Coronavirus: Turkey makes treatment and medicine totally free of charge

Palestinian Territory, Occupied: The European Union, Austria and Spain provide €14.5 million for vulnerable Palestinian families, a vital support in times of the corona crisis

Liberia: President Weah To Spend US$25M To Rescue COVID-19 Affected Counties, Pays Gov’t Obligated Bills

Lao PDR: Laos Issues Tax Relief Measures to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

Chad: L’eau et l’électricité gratuites et plus de 1600 agents de santé seront recrutés, a dit le Chef de l’Etat, ce 14 avril

Latvia: European Commission approves Latvia's EUR 51 million support program for businesses hit by Covid-19 crisis

Colombia: Suspensión de aporte a pensiones

Viet Nam: Viet Nam Social Security News Cash payment of social security regimes at home starts from April 2020

Peru: Bono CONFIEP

Lebanon: Lebanon launches coronavirus aid measures with cash payments

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan prolongs term of unemployment insurance payments

Bolivia: Atención médica y un seguro de vida a todos los profesionales de la salud

Bolivia: Bono Familiar ampliado

Bahamas: Campbell outlines measures undertaken by Social Services in light of COVID-19

Angola: Medidas imediatas de estímulo para empresas e particulares, em resposta à pandemia do coronavirus

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan: Tax developments in response to COVID-19

Israel: A grant of 500 NIS

Guinea: Coronavirus en Guinée : Eau, électricité et transports gratuits

Vanuatu: VT4 BILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE

Cabo Verde: Governo cria Linha Verde da Protecção Social

Barbados: Care Packages Distributed To Vulnerable Groups

Nigeria: COVID-19: Buhari Approves Release Of 70,000 Tonnes Of Grain

Maldives: Maldives to fast-track $100 mln coronavirus stimulus, applications to open next week

Uruguay: Doubling of social benefits

Georgia: Giorgi Gakharia presented an Anti-crisis Economic Plan

Venezuela: Inicia entrega Bono Especial para Médicos de la Patria por 1 Petro

Uzbekistan: Paid leave for working parents during COVID-19

Argentina: Ingreso Familiar de Emergencia

Tunisia: Tunisie : Versement de 100 dinars à près de 133 mille retraités

Senegal: Covid-19 : l’Etat du Sénégal va payer des factures d’eau et d’électricité pour près de 1 000 ménages

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Takes Measures To Mitigate COVID-19 Impact On Economy & Social Life By Ilham Karimli April 6, 20

Bolivia: APS suspende el pago de aportes para la seguridad social

Congo: Covid-19 : le gouvernement assiste les personnes vulnérables et les étudiants

Ghana: Ghana goment announce free water, 3 month tax holiday give health workers den 50% basic salary give frontline COVID-19 workers

Indonesia: Mortgage subsidies accessible to more citizens as Indonesia hit by pandemic

India: Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Women Account Holders to Receive Rs 500 Per Month from Today

Burkina Faso: 394 milliards pour lutter contre le Covid-19 au Burkina

Uruguay: Sickness leave to old-age workers

Cabo Verde: Medidas adoptadas pelo Governo de Cabo Verde Para Apoio às Empresas

Brunei Darussalam: COVID-19: MoFE unveils third set of economic measures, including paying 25% of MSME employees’ salary

Jordan: SSC begins distribution of food parcels to underprivileged families

Serbia: Wages in healthcare sector increase by 10% as of tomorrow

Turkey: Turkey's migratory workers demand COVID-19 protection as agricultural season begins

United Arab Emirates: Coronavirus: Private companies can postpone pension payments over next three months

Nepal: Six measures Nepal is adopting to minimise social, economic effects of coronavirus crisis

Nigeria: Coronavirus: AfDB approves $2m package for WHO's Africa response

Senegal: #COVID19- un important programme distribution alimentaire en faveur 8 millions de sénégalais (ministre)

South Africa: Social grant payments underway on Day 4 of lockdown

Spain: Spain prohibits firing of workers amid COVID-19 crisis

Sri Lanka: More concessions to public in the face of COVID – 19 outbreak

Zimbabwe: Coronavirus: AfDB approves $2m package for WHO's Africa response

Kosovo: Kosovo COVID-19: Emergency Fiscal Measures Package

Kosovo: Kosovo COVID-19: Emergency Fiscal Measures Package

Nepal: Govt announces economic relief measures to support poor, businesses hit by Covid-19

Philippines: DSWD provides food, accommodation to skeletal staff during quarantine

Slovenia: Govt announces EUR 2bn stimulus package for economy

Slovenia: Prime Minister Janez Janša together with ministers presents a package of anti-corona measures to help the population and the economy

Sri Lanka: President announces several relief measures due to Covid-19 outbreak effective from today

Trinidad and Tobago: COVID-19: Tax refunds, salary relief grant to soften economic fallout

Bangladesh: Impact of coronavirus: PM announces Tk 5,000cr stimulus package for export-oriented industries

Armenia: Government approves comprehensive action plan to counter coronavirus impact

Mauritania: 7 measures in Mauritania to counter the Corona virus

Paraguay: Ejecutivo promulga ley de emergencia sanitaria y deberá investir US$530 millones para salud

Singapore: Singapore Boosts Virus Package to 11% of GDP, Tap Reserves

United States: The $1,200 coronavirus checks, explained

Barbados: Unemployed not required to go to BECCS in Warrens anymore

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Live Updates

Singapore: Singapore Boosts Virus Package to 11% of GDP, Tap Reserves

Viet Nam: In the COVID-19 fight, Hanoi Social Security requires provision of HI medicine for outpatients for at least two months

Malaysia: Income replacement benefit extended to PUI from B40 group

Liberia: WFP Liberia Completes Installation of Video Conferencing System at NPHIL to Reduce Crowded Meetings

Panama: Reducen en 30% y 50% la tarifa de energía eléctrica en Panamá

Thailand: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)5000 baht per month for “informal” Thai workers

Kenya: Uhuru's speech in full as more Covid-19 measures announced

Latvia: Regulations Regarding the Allowance for Idle Time for the Employees Affected by COVID-19

Pakistan: Coronavirus: Govt to provide Rs12,000 to 10 million affectees under Ehsaas programme

Brazil: Maricá terá pacote social e econômico contra efeitos do coronavírus de R$ 80 milhões

Venezuela: Venezuela anuncia medidas para reforzar economía del país

Venezuela: Covid-19: Maduro proíbe despedimentos e suspende pagamento de rendas na Venezuela

Morocco: Covid-19. Indemnités de 2.000 DH servies par la CNSS: voici tous les détails

Myanmar: Govt extends social security payments deadline to 3 months

New Zealand: COVID-19 Economic Package updated

Ethiopia: Ethiopia avails $154 million to combat COVID-19

Germany: Federal government decides extensive rescue package

Jordan: A proposal to allocate 70 dinars for a two-week period to needy families

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Governor Announces $787 million Relief Package Amid Covid-19 Outbreak

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Governor Announces $787 million Relief Package Amid Covid-19 Outbreak

Trinidad and Tobago: COVID-19: Tax refunds, salary relief grant to soften economic fallout

Venezuela: Decreto 4167 sobre Inamovilidad laboral del sector público y privado por emergencia Coronavirus Covid-19

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Governor Announces $787 million Relief Package Amid Covid-19 Outbreak

Albania: Government increases unemployment benefits

Jamaica: Finance Minister Details COVID Assistance Programme

Albania: Government direct pay for self-employed twice the declared salary; doubles payments of economic aid and unemployment

Albania: Government doubles payments of economic aid benefit "Ndihma Economike"

Bermuda: Weekly $500 safety net for laid-off workers

Virgin Islands, British: Water Charges Suspended For One Month

Curacao: Update COVID-19: Solidarity package: Emergency measures for mitigating the effects of the crisis

India: Delhi govt announces free, increased rations for poor affected by COVID-19 restrictions

United Kingdom: The UK will pay workers’ wages during the coronavirus pandemic

Barbados: Welfare cheques boost to help families

Australia: Government announces new stimulus measures as Coronavirus impact escalates

Armenia: Armenia Red Cross to provide food, hygiene kits to 1,400 people

Barbados: Coronavirus: Barbados announces $20M “survival” stimulus package; landlords told not to evict

Bolivia: Moratoria en el pago de las hipotecas: qué es, requisitos y cómo solicitarla

Estonia: The Government approved the measure for supporting employers and workers in difficulties because of the corona virus

Greece: Greece’s Seasonal Tourism Staff to Receive Support in View of Covid-21

Ireland: COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Norway: Economic measures in Norway in response to COVID-19

Paraguay: COVID19: Distribución de kits de alimentos

Turkey: Turkey to support shorter, flexible work hours

United Kingdom: Search Results Web results U.K. To Offer 3 Month Moratorium On Evictions And Mortgage

Belgium: Chômage temporaire à la suite de l’épidémie de CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 - Simplification de la procédure

Luxembourg: ADEM applies simplified procedure for jobseeker registration and application for unemployment benefits

Norway: Changes to the rules for temporary layoffs and unemployment benefits

Barbados: Welfare cheques boost to help families

Brazil: Maricá terá pacote social e econômico contra efeitos do coronavírus de R$ 80 milhões

Israel: Guidelines to the self-employed and freelancers

Argentina: La Anses informó las fechas de pago del bono extraordinario para beneficiarios de la asignación universal por hijo y por embarazo

Argentina: The National Social Security Administration (ANSES) will disburse a special lump sum benefit of up to 3,000 pesos ($47), or for an amount equivalent to the monthly non-contributory benefit for more than 9 million beneficiaries. The latter include retired persons, contributory and non-contributory pensioners, children benefiting from child benefits (Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) – and pregnant women (those benefiting from Asignación Universal por Embarazo).

Argentina: La Anses informó las fechas de pago del bono extraordinario para beneficiarios de la asignación universal por hijo y por embarazo

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan sets up Fund to Support Fight Against Coronavirus

El Salvador: El Salvador suspende el pago de agua y electricidad por el coronavirus

Costa Rica: Trabajadores cuyo salario sea rebajado contribuirán a la Caja con el nuevo monto

Finland: Finland announces €15bn support package to prop up economy

Greece: Greece’s Seasonal Tourism Staff to Receive Support in View of Covid-19

Luxembourg: Coronavirus: Luxembourg introduces extraordinary leave for family reasons in response to Coronavirus

Malta: COVID-19 Fiscal Assistance - Postponement of Payment of Certain Taxes

Norway: Parents' right to care money is doubled

Seychelles: Address by President Danny Faure on measures to address the COVID-19 situation

Switzerland: Coronavirus : Un train de mesures pour atténuer les conséquences économiques

Argentina: Quienes aún no recibieron la Tarjeta Alimentar recibirán el dinero por medio de la AUH

Armenia: 4041 lonely elderly people will be provided with food baskets for one month

Armenia: There will be no delays in the payment of pensions and benefits, they will be delivered at the beneficiary's place of residence

Bahrain: The Minister of Labor praises the royal directives for launching the financial and economic package for the private sector

North Macedonia: N. Macedonia to grant interest-free loans to coronavirus-hit MSMEs

Philippines: PhilHealth to release P30 billion to hospitals to fight CoViD-19

Philippines: PhilHealth to release P30 billion to hospitals to fight CoViD-19

Portugal: COVID-19: Governo decide que contribuições sociais das empresas são reduzidas a 1/3 entre Março e Maio

Turkey: Turkey launches $15.4B aid package to fight and weather impact of Covid-19

United Kingdom: Helping communities affected by COVID-19

Uruguay: Subsidio Especial por Desempleo Parcial para Trabajadores Mensuales.

Armenia: Armenian PM Unveils Economic Aid Package Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Bahrain: The Minister of Labor praises the royal directives for launching the financial and economic package for the private sector

Belgium: Coronavirus: à Bruxelles, l'interdiction de couper gaz et électricité est prolongée jusqu'au 30 avril

Bolivia: Gobierno crea "bono familia" de Bs 500 por cada hijo que esté en nivel primario de escuelas fiscales

Brazil: Coronavírus: INSS suspende exigências por até 120 dias aos segurados

El Salvador: Compensarán con $150 a trabajadores de salud y empleados públicos que apoyen emergencia

France: France promises €45 billion to save companies hit by coronavirus

Trinidad and Tobago: Implementation of Social Support Measures for COVID 19

Lithuania: EUR 5 billion for public health and the national economy

Algeria: Implementation of the national risk prevention and control system spread of Coronavirus (covid-19),

Canada: Québec versera 45 millions pour une prime aux travailleurs agricoles

Philippines: DSWD to continue offering urgent medical, burial assistance

United States: Seattle offers $800 supermarket vouchers to families in need during coronavirus crisis

Kosovo: Notification for pensioners and other beneficiaries of social pension schemes

Ghana: Coronavirus: It is now free to send Gh¢100 and below via mobile money

India: Coronavirus compensation promised to poor workers in India

Italy: Coronavirus emergency, the “Cura Italia” law decree is online

Malta: Malta Government unveils Coronavirus financial aid package

Malta: Malta Government unveils Coronavirus financial aid package

Philippines: DSWD temporarily waives 4Ps conditionalities

Philippines: Temporary jobs offered by DOLE for workers displaced due to Luzon quarantine

Denmark: Danish corona-hit firms get state aid to pay 75% of salaries

Lebanon: Lebanon suspends utility shutoffs in response to Coronavirus

Philippines: Gov’t economic team rolls out P27.1 B package vs COVID-19 pandemic

Brazil: Brazil government to inject $30 billion into economy to combat coronavirus hit

Jamaica: Education Ministry providing food to PATH students amid school closure

Lithuania: EUR 5 billion for public health and the national economy

Malaysia: PM: Workers forced to take unpaid leave to receive cash assistance of RM600 a month (updated)

Malaysia: PM: Workers forced to take unpaid leave to receive cash assistance of RM600 a month

Malaysia: Govt provides RM21 bil assistance for Malaysians amid COVID-19 outbreak, more to come

Netherlands: Netherlands: Emergency Fund Bridging Employment Replaces The Working Time Reduction Scheme

Philippines: Gov’t economic team rolls out P27.1 B package vs COVID-19 pandemic

Saudi Arabia: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia pledges $13.3bn to support private sector

Serbia: Pensioners allowed to pay their bills at a later date; salary increases in healthcare

Ethiopia: March 16: Ethiopia’s COVID-19 rules: Crowd ban, free transport, regulate essentials etc.

Kosovo: Minister of Finance and Transfers Besnik Bislimi takes decision on protective measures for pension scheme beneficiaries

Israel: COVID-19 crisis: Histadrut and the government have agreed on paid leave for workers in the public sector.

Jordan: Labour Ministry announces 2-week official paid leave for public sector employees

Paraguay: COVID-19: El Gobierno Nacional anuncia medidas económicas y sociales para afrontar el coronavirus

Poland: Additional care allowance - questions and answers

Portugal: Governo toma medidas extraordinárias para responder à epidemia de Covid-19

Spain: Escrivá anuncia una prestación extraordinaria para los padres que tengan que cuidar a sus hijos

Thailand: 400 billion baht stimulus announced to boost Thai economy

United Kingdom: Support for those affected by Covid-19

Australia: Six million low-income earners to receive $750 cash under Coalition's coronavirus stimulus

Australia: A $750 one off Economic Support Payment

Australia: What the Australian government's $17bn coronavirus stimulus package means for you

Ghana: Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo release $100 million dollars for Ghana Covid-19 disease response plan

Viet Nam: Vietnam offers free treatment to all coronavirus patients

Bulgaria: Bulgaria’s Labour Minister: More than 61 000 lost their jobs since State of Emergency began

India: COVID-19: Anganwadis shut, Kerala govt home delivers mid-day meal supplies to kids

Iran, Islamic Republic of: WHO expert group concludes Iran trip, says country's anti-epidemic work "in the right direction"

Paraguay: COVID-19: El Gobierno Nacional anuncia medidas económicas y sociales para afrontar el coronavirus

Saudi Arabia: MOH: Self-Quarantined Workers Coming from Abroad Are on Sick Leave

Bulgaria: Bulgaria to give 1000 leva a month extra to all medical professionals on frontline against Covid-19

Taiwan, Province of China: Taiwan plans NT$2 billion coupon stimulus as coronavirus weakens economy

Singapore: S$100 Grocery Voucher for needy S'poreans in 2020 & 2021: Budget 2020

China: China reduces or waives employer contribution for old-age, unemployment and employment injury.

China: China halves health insurance contribution

Singapore: Cushioning the impact of COVID-19

Japan: Employment Adjustment Subsidy: Qualifications relaxed to support business impacted from the novel Coronavirus infection

China: China provides unemployment social assistance for affected workers

Hong Kong, China: Recipients of social security payments, Working Family Allowance and Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy to get one-off extra allowance starting from January 7

Finland: Sickness allowance on account of an infectious disease provides loss-of-income compensation for persons placed in quarantine

Malaysia: Malaysia slashes minimum EPF employee contribution rate to 7%

Philippines: OWWA cash aid to OFWs affected by travel ban reached P81M

Isle of Man: Coronavirus Business Support Scheme

Israel: Unemployment benefits to employees sent on unpaid leave or who lost their job

Jordan: Maternity Insurance Contributions in 2020 will be used to support vulnerable groups, mainly old age and sick people

China: China improves social assistance for the poor and vulnerable population.

Slovenia: Coronavirus: Govt Prepares €1bn Economic Stimulus to Provide Liquidity, Protect Jobs

Republic of Korea: 2020 Supplementary Budget Proposal

Austria: Hardship fund: safety net for the self-employed

China: China’s health insurance reimburses online consultations

Estonia: Choose the method of logging in to the e-unemployment fund

Guatemala: School meals program to organize take-home rations

China: China increases layoff rate threshold for refunding unemployment insurance contribution

China: China improves epidemic medical care mechanism

Thailand: Free treatment for all virus patients

Argentina: inisterio de SaludGobierno nacional creó fondo especial de 1.700 millones de pesos para fortalecer respuesta ante el COVID-19 Gobierno nacional creó fondo especial de 1.700 millones de pesos para fortalecer respuesta ante el COVID-19

Sweden: Sweden changes sick pay rules to help fight coronavirus

República Dominicana. Pandemia Covid-19 puso al descubierto carencias y desigualdades de la seguridad social

México. Marginadas en la informalidad, menos del 1% de trabajadoras del hogar están afiliadas al IMSS

Asia-Pacific Countries Endorse Action Plan To Strengthen Social Protection

Regional: La pandemia desveló fragilidades de los sistemas pensionales latinoamericanos

Regional: La pandemia desveló fragilidades de los sistemas pensionales latinoamericanos

Italy: Italy passes $29bn stimulus package for COVID-19 recovery

France: Macron announces bonus package for homecare workers amid COVID-19 crisis

Australia: Aged care workers across Australia will be given paid pandemic leave

Australia expands wage subsidy scheme as COVID-19 cases surge

México: ¿Por qué el sistema de pensiones en México es de los peores en el mundo?

US: 1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Zambia Launches Emergency COVID-19 Social Cash Transfer Scheme

Finland: Exempt amount of unemployment benefit to be raised and conditions for commuting and relocation allowance to be amended temporarily

Colombia: Desempleados continúan con acceso a salud

United States: The millions 'hanging by a thread' as coronavirus aid expires

México: El sistema de pensiones ha sido un sistema de injusticias

US: Weekly jobless claims near four-month low; millions drawing unemployment benefits

Thailand: Social protection is pathway to pandemic recovery

Liban: Projet de loi sur la création d’une caisse d’indemnisation du chômage

Ecuador: IESS revisa cobro de prima para atención médica a hijos de los afiliados

Argentina: El Gobierno promete que los jubilados que menos ganan no perderán contra la inflación

Nigeria: FG approves hazard allowance for health workers

México: Desempleo pegará a trabajadoras del hogar. Sólo 10% cuenta con seguridad social

Chile: Retiro anticipado de fondos de pensiones

Perú debería volver a aplicar subsidios a la planilla para preservar empleos

Myanmar to provide social security benefits for workers amid Covid-19 shutdown

España: Las empleadas del hogar temen no cobrar la prestación hasta septiembre

Cabo Verde: Trabalhadores domésticos não inscritos no INPS passam a ter direito ao Rendimento Solidário

Lesotho: Factory Workers Receive Salary Subsidies

Botswana: Government Supports Vulnerable Families

Angola: Apoio financeiro beneficia mais de 11 mil crianças em três províncias

Malawi president outlines new COVID-19 measures amid lockdown injunction

India’s labour law reforms a threat to gig workers: Extending social security benefits need of hour

Malawi launches cash aid for poor amid COVID-19 pandemic

Madagascar: A social protection response is launched in urban and suburban areas to aid families and their children during Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 au Congo, le gouvernement va octroyer à près de cent mille ménages pauvres 50.000 FCFA au titre d'allocation alimentaire

Bolivia: Gobierno crea el ‘bono familia’ de Bs 500 por cada hijo en nivel primario en escuela fiscal

Argentina: Ayuda social en la crisis Reforzarán el reparto de alimentos durante la cuarentena en escuelas y comedores

Tunisie: Une aide spécifique de 150 MD aux familles à revenus limités et aux personnes à besoins spécifiques

Morocco. Coronavirus: Series of Measures for Salaried Employees and Companies

Cabo Verde: Programa de Assistência Alimentar arranca em todos os Concelhos do arquipélago

Algérie: Covid-19: une allocation de 10.000 DA pour les familles nécessiteuses

Costa Rica: CCSS recuerda a patronos y trabajadores independientes la posibilidad de suscribir acuerdos de pago

Bolivia: La canasta familiar gratuita será entregada a los que no tienen un ingreso fijo

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Social security establishes $15M fund to assist workers impacted by COVID-19

Chile: Piñera promulga bono Covid-19 de CLP 50 mil por carga familiar: costo fiscal de USD 167 millones

Korea. Unemployment allowance hits record high amid pandemic

Japan enacts legislation to facilitate employment until age 70

Finland is told its Welfare State can't cope with virus fallout

India to offer unemployment benefits to workers affected by coronavirus

Hong Kong: Coronavirus: Hong Kong's cash handout could boost the economy by 1%, says financial secretary

Portugal: Coronavírus: apoio aos recibos verdes é de 438 euros e dura seis meses

Germany: Coronavirus: Easier access to short-time work allowance

China: Coronavirus: Social security relief for enterprises, response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Ireland: Coronavirus: Government agrees next phase of Ireland's Covid-19 response

France: Coronavirus : 18e cas en France, jusqu’à 20 jours d’indemnités pour les personnes en isolement

New Zealand: Coronavirus: New Zealand launches massive spending package to combat Covid-19

Italia: Coronavirus. Emergenza economica, domenica il decreto da almeno 15 miliardi: stop versamenti Fisco e rate mutui

France: Coronavirus : le recours au chômage partiel s'amplifie

UK: Coronavirus: Support planned for self-isolators who don't qualify for sick pay

United Kingdom: PM: workers with coronavirus will get sick pay from day one

United States: State expands unemployment benefits for workers impacted by COVID-19 outbreak

United States: State benefits could cover Washington workers affected by COVID-19 illness

Ireland: Government agrees next phase of Ireland's Covid-19 response

The Philippines: SSS ready to pay unemployment benefits of Covid-affected workers

Thailand: Social security levy cut to ease virus jolt

Ireland. The State pension 'mess': Can we afford to roll back on the pension age?

Ireland lags behind other wealthy EU nations for pensions, social spending

Morocco: Social Protection: AfDB Loans Morocco 204 Million Dollars

India: Karnataka likely to soon offer minimum social protection to gig workers

French reforms: Why France is resisting Macron's push on pensions

Venezuela: La seguridad social insegura

República Dominicana: Pensiones llevan trabajadores a la pobreza total

Japan to amend laws to help elderly work until 70

México: Muy pocas empleadas domésticas en Yucatán son afiliadas al IMSS por sus patrones

France: French unions block ports as pension strikes lose steam

República Dominicana: Centrales sindicales anuncian marcha en demanda de pensiones justas y suficientes para los trabajadores

Ireland: New measures to see increases in some social welfare payments from this week

World: Gigital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor

Chile's fiery anger fueled by fears of poverty in old age

French PM Edouard Philippe unveils controversial new pensions system

Nigeria: Give Us Free Healthcare Services, Pensioners Beg Buhari

Chile: Crise sociale: des retraités chiliens au bout du rouleau

Mexico: Más de 11 mil trabajadoras del hogar han sido afiliadas al IMSS en ocho meses

Germany: German women pensioners receive 26% less than men

The Netherlands: Dutch unions, employers seeking solution to avoid pension cuts

En Afrique du Sud, des logements gratuits pour les plus pauvres

Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis

Costa Rica: Las pensiones no se jubilan

España: El Gobierno no descarta una "solución" para la jubilación de autónomos con deudas con la Seguridad Social

Pakistan: Poverty and cash transfers under Ehsaas Programme

Malawi: New U.S.$ 57 million poverty bailout programme

India: Most vulnerable farmers are left out as states across India start money transfers to farmland owners

Pakistan: Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised

India: Bihar first state to launch universal old-age pension scheme

Rwanda: Social protection allocated Rwf174bn to reduce poverty

Bulgaria: More than 2,130,000 pensioners will receive an increase of 5.7% on their pensions from today

Sri Lanka: Financial benefits proposed by Finance Minister to public servants, pensioners, Tri services from today

Egypt launches new healthcare insurance system in Port Said

The Philippines: Implementing the expanded maternity leave law

Brazil: Brazilians took to the streets to protest Bolsonaro's education cuts

South Africa: Update on South Africa's new paternity leave laws

Pakistan Prime Minister set to launch 5 million housing scheme

Nigeria: Micro-pension plan, inclusive social protection

China Cuts Social Insurance Costs for Employers

España: Los permisos de paternidad son desde hoy de ocho semanas

The Philippines: UHC Act in the Philippines: a new dawn for health care

Italy's welfare revolution kicks off as 'citizens' income' goes live

UK: Men and women OVER the age of 65 will start collecting their state pension (before the age rises to 67 in 2028 and 68 in 2039)

India: Punjab to replicate health protection initiative for poor

UK: Universal credit U-turn on two-child benefit freeze for all families

Maroc: Adoption d'un projet de loi sur le régime de la sécurité sociale pour les travailleurs domestiques

Afghanistan: Agreement signed to support educationally deprived children

The Philippines: New SSS law to to extend better social security protection for Filipinos

South Africa: Increased Allocations in Grants, Education and Health

South Africa: NHI a step closer as Cabinet approves Bill

Liban: La CNSS ambitionne d'élargir la couverture médicale à tous les Libanais

Guatemala: Buscan que sector informal pueda optar al Seguro Social

Ghana’s pensions regulator is working to ensure about 11m informal sector workers have pension schemes

Italy's welfare revolution kicks off as 'citizens' income' goes live

Ireland: BABY PAY Up to 60,000 Irish parents to benefit from new paid parental leave scheme to be introduced from November

India: Unorganised workers left to fend for themselves

Kazakhstan: Kazakh national social insurance fund accumulates $3.7 billion, envisions changes

Nigeria: Micro-pension plan, inclusive social protection

México: Protección social: una cuestión de derechos

México: Piden que ley secundaria de reforma laboral refuerce la seguridad social

España: Los permisos de paternidad son desde hoy de ocho semanas

France: Français du monde. Une meilleure protection sociale pour les expatriés

Asean: Bridging the gap in social protection and socio-economic policies in Asean

US: Older workers are America's fastest-growing labor pool — and the least protected from workplace discrimination

India: Social security for elderly inadequate in India

España dibuja la ruta para atacar la pobreza en todos los frentes

Nigeria: Micro-pension plan, inclusive social protection

México: Cerca de garantizar inclusión social a trabajadoras del hogar

Rwanda: RSSB strengthens quality service, increases contributions and enhances social protection programs

España: El Gobierno amplía por decreto ley el permiso de paternidad a 16 semanas

Côte d'Ivoire : Début de cotisation pour la Couverture maladie universelle le 1er avril

Oman: 16,676 active firms covered by social insurance system

France: Assurance chômage : le gouvernement veut réduire les allocations des cadres

Algérie: La couverture mondiale des retraités a progressé mais les prestations restent modestes, selon l'OIT

US: Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes universal child care, paid for by tax on ultra-millionaires

The Philippines: Employers don't see informal sector benefiting from new maternity law

Mauritania : La CNAM élargit ses serices a tous les citoyens contre 4000 MRO.

India: The road to social protection, beyond jobs

Paraguay está entre los países con mayor nivel de empleo informal

Rwanda revisits social protection scheme

Dominica: Social security ratifies legal framework convention

Philippines must spend more for social protection

Brazil mulls minimum retirement age of 65 for men and women

EU: Le congé paternité de 10 jours minimum généralisé à toute l'UE

Italy government approves flagship welfare reforms

UK: Care cuts failing older people in England, says human rights group

British Virgin Islands on the path to developing a shock responsive approach to social protection

Indonesian social protection system must be for all citizens, declares Government report

Turkey: Social protection expenses in Turkey reach $105 bln in 2017

Germany: 2019 brings Germans greater fear of old-age poverty