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High unemployment, exclusion and poverty tear at the fabric of society and can unravel economies.
The OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs helps economies to formulate policies to boost employment and improve social welfare by reforming labour markets, improving the performance of health systems and designing international migration policies that promote economic growth and development.
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12-Dec-2011
Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to the new OECD report Sick on the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health at Work. It says that one in five workers suffer from a mental illness, such as depression or anxiety, and many are struggling to cope.
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05-Dec-2011
The gap between rich and poor in OECD countries has reached its highest level for over half a century, and governments must act quickly to tackle inequality, according to a new OECD report.
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23-Nov-2011
The quality of medical care for chronic conditions is improving in OECD countries, with higher survival rates for life-threatening diseases, according to a new OECD report.
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17-Nov-2011
The economic outlook has weakened significantly over the past six months, which is not good news for employment or the prospects of those looking for work. But action targeted on youth and the long-term unemployed can, and must, be taken. An article by John P. Martin, Director, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.
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17-Nov-2011
This Conference was jointly organised by the European Commission and the OECD. John P. Martin, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD makes his opening and closing remarks.
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17-Oct-2011
Swiss residents currently enjoy easy access to a wide range of health care services and a vast array of choice in insurers and health care providers.
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28-Sep-2011
Read the new issue of the Employment, Migration and Social Policy Newsletter; all the country notes of our recent publications and the G20 Labour Ministerial, news on ongoing and upcoming projects, calendar of meetings and more .
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26-Sep-2011
G20 Labour and Employment ministers will meet in Paris on 26 and 27 September to discuss how to boost job creation and tackle unemployment rates that remain stubbornly high, especially in OECD countries.
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from 06-Oct-2011 to 07-Oct-2011
With the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and in collaboration with development partners, the World Bank has been coordinating a global initiative to improve resource tracking for better health outcomes and greater health systems accountability through institutionalisation of National Health Accounts. The preparatory phase of this global initiative culminates with a high-level meeting in Paris on 6-7th October 2011.
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20-Sep-2011
Medical tourism is apparently growing rapidly and yet there is little data on the extent of the provision of health care services across borders. This OECD paper identifies the key emerging policy issues relating to the rise in this new market.
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17-Jan-2012
The OECD area unemployment rate was stable at 8.2% in November 2011, unchanged since August. The rate has hovered at this level since January 2011. However, stability at the aggregate level masks different national situations.
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17-Jan-2012
The OECD area unemployment rate was stable at 8.2% in November 2011, unchanged since August. The rate has hovered at this level since January 2011. However, stability at the aggregate level masks different national situations.
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30-Jun-2011
Health spending continues rising faster than economic growth in most OECD countries, maintaining a trend observed since the 1970s. Health spending reached 9.5% of GDP on average in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are available, up from 8.8% in 2008, according to OECD Health Data 2011.
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26-May-2011
By signing the Memorandum, OECD and ILO commit to deliver a multidimensional and coherent policy advice, to promote the cross-pollination of our assessments, ideas and solutions to ensure better jobs for better lives.
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from 02-May-2011 to 03-May-2011
Ministers discussed the following issues: Social policies for the recovery, Doing Better for Families and Future of intergenerational solidarity. Prior to the social ministerial meeting, a Policy Forum on Tackling Inequality was held on the morning of 2 May 2011 to discuss the trend of high and increasing income inequality in many OECD countries and emerging economies and the way forward to a better sharing of the benefits of globalisation.
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Society : Safeguard social support for poorest families, says OECD’s Gurría
27-Apr-2011
Poverty in households with children is rising in nearly all OECD countries. Governments should ensure that family support policies protect the most vulnerable, according to the OECD’s first-ever report on family well-being.
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12-Apr-2011
Mexicans work longer days than anyone else in OECD countries, devoting 10 hours to paid and unpaid work, such as cleaning or cooking at home. Belgians work the least, at 7 hours, compared to an OECD average of 8 hours a day.
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04-Mar-2011
This paper sheds light on the importance of unpaid work across the OECD. The calculations suggest that between one-third and half of all valuable economic activity is not accounted for in the traditional measures of well-being, such as GDP per capita. In all countries, women do more unpaid work than men, although to some degree balanced by the fact that they do less market work.
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24-Jan-2011
This new working paper analyses the impact of short-time work (STW) schemes during the crisis. The STW schemes had an impact on preserving jobs during the downturn, but the benefits were limited to workers on permanent contracts. This had the adverse effect of increasing the split in the job market between people with regular jobs and those with temporary and part-time jobs.
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20-Dec-2010
This first edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, and health care expenditure and financing across 27 Asia/Pacific countries.
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15-Dec-2010
The global economy is recovering but youth unemployment is getting worse, according to a new OECD report. Off to a Good Start? Jobs for Youth says that young people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as the average worker. Yet few governments are taking proactive steps to boost youth employment.
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