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Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region

On October 3, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report

This recently published review follows up on the 2008 Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH). It details health inequalities across the 53 member states of the WHO-Europe region, and was commissioned to support Health 2020. It builds on global evidence and recommends policies to reduce health inequities across all countries, and [...]

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Santiago Declaration: Unbalanced austerity has exacerbated health risks and aggravated the downward spiral in economic performance

On September 10, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, policy statement

The Santiago Declaration is a major outcome of "Economic Crisis, Unemployment, Social and Health Effects – and Side Effects – of Action and Inaction”, a conference which took place in Spain in July 2013. Professor Johannes Siegrist of the University of Dusseldorf, partner in the DRIVERS project, was closely involved in its drafting. The [...]

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Young people at risk: how changes in work are affecting young Italians’ health and safety

On July 2, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report

This report, published by the European Trade Union Institute, explores various aspects of 'casualised' work for young Italians. Its backdrop is a society where public policy has been consistently family-focused and where (in contrast to many other European countries) the family is relied upon to provide a public safety net, and where young people [...]

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DIW: Is a Temporary Job Better than Unemployment?

On May 8, 2013 · 1 Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report

Is a temporary Job Better than Unemployment? This is the question tackled by this newly published paper by DIW Berlin. Using British, German, and Swiss panel data for the period of 1991–2009 this paper analyses the integrative power of taking up a temporary job for unempl oyed workers aged 15-54 as compared to the situation [...]

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One in four children at risk of poverty in the EU: EAPN and Eurochild

On April 22, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Income & Social Protection, Report

Twenty-five million children in the European Union (EU) are at risk of poverty or social exclusion – that is one child in every four. Most of these children grow up in families that lack economic resources and are increasingly struggling to provide them with a decent life. This is a stain on the fabric of the EU, and EU that prides itself on its social model, an affront to fundamental rights and a real failure to invest in people and in our future. Can the EU really afford to pay the price?

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Taking action to fight child poverty and to promote child well-being: round-table event

On April 9, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Event, Income & Social Protection, Report

Eurochild, EAPN and UNICEF are organising "Taking action to fight child poverty and to promote child well-being", a high-profile political round table and seminar on 10-11 April 2013 in Dublin, under the patronage of the Irish Presidency of the EU.

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Health inequalities in modern welfare states: Do we understand present trends? 23-24 January 2013

On February 26, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Event, Income & Social Protection

Life expectancy has increased in the modern world, but health inequalities are large and seem to be growing steadily, including in countries with the most advanced welfare states. This one-day-long symposium, involving many of those working as part of DRIVERS’ work on Income & Social Protection, was organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and aimed to move closer to understanding why this is the case.

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EU Employment and Social Situation Quaterly Review: Social situation in the EU calls for urgent action

On February 5, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Income & Social Protection, Report

According to the EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review released on January 14 by the European Commission, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU now accounts for nearly one quarter of the EU population. The number of unemployed in the EU has continued to rise over recent [...]

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From Homelessness to Employment: Interim Keeping Work Report

On December 19, 2012 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report

Broadway’s Interim Keeping Work report has been published. It explores the experiences of 50 current or recently homeless people as they move into work, through in-depth interviews. It aims to identify what helps homeless people move into and sustain work, what difficulties they face, and what might make it easier for them to sustain [...]

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Beyond Austerity to Social Investment and Inclusive Growth EAPN analysis of the 2012 National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports

On August 20, 2012 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Income & Social Protection, Report

National Reform Programmes (NRP) are key instruments in the revised European Employment Strategy and have replaced the earlier National Action Plans. The NRPs are intended to be forward-looking political documents setting out comprehensive three-year strategies for member states. This report, compiled and published by EAPN, assesses the progress on delivery on poverty [...]

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