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20-Dec-2007
Findings of the report were presented to the Dutch Minister for Development Co-operation, Mr. Bert Koenders. The report was also introduced to German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), in the framework of a conference on “Mobility for Local and Regional Labour Markets”.
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OECD says governments must help people with reduced work capacity to get jobs
18-Dec-2007
A new OECD report analyses the sickness and disability policies in Australia, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom. It recommends steps governments should take to reduce the number of people claiming sickness and disability benefits and help beneficiaries back into the labour market.
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18-Dec-2007
International Migrants Days, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990, reminds the international community of the importance of guaranteeing human rights and fundamental freedoms to migrants. As highlighted by the work of the OECD Development Centre, migrants are becoming an increasingly central aspect of globalisation, with important effects on the development processes in sending countries.
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17-Dec-2007
This report (Working Paper 30) attempts to assess whether--and to what degree--better care coordination can improve health system performance in terms of quality and cost-efficiency. See also the annex to this paper.
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Encouraging employment - OECD countries balance benefits, wages and taxes
13-Dec-2007
Faced with labour shortages and pressures on pension funding due to ageing populations, one in three OECD countries has cut unemployment benefits in the last six years with a view to encouraging unemployed people to find jobs, according to a new OECD report.
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13-Dec-2007
Benefits and Wages 2007, the fifth issue of a series of publications previously entitled Benefit Systems and Work Incentives, is now available. This volume provides results for 2005 as well as comparisons with earlier years. All main indicators shown in previous editions are updated accordingly.
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Improved childcare policies needed to achieve better work/life balance, says OECD
29-Nov-2007
Getting family-friendly policies right will help reduce poverty, promote child development, enhance equity between men and women and stem the fall in birth-rates, according to a new OECD report. Babies and Bosses, Reconciling Work and Family Life compares the different approaches that the 30 OECD countries take to help parents balance their work and family commitments.
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22-Nov-2007
The 2007 edition of Health at a Glance has been released in November 2007. It provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performane of health systems in OECD countries.
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21-Nov-2007
Better and more coherent migration policies can contribute to the fight against global poverty. This is the main conclusion of "Migration and Developing Countries", a new report by the OECD Development Centre that was presented today at the German Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Health care is improving in OECD countries but better management of chronic diseases is necessary - only half of diabetics get needed eye screening
13-Nov-2007
The quality of medical care, measured by the provision of recommended interventions or actual health outcomes, is improving in OECD countries. Health at a Glance 2007 shows that advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that, across OECD countries, only 10% of people hospitalized after a heart attack now die within 30 days of being admitted to hospital, down from 20% in the 1980s.
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