The compulsory contributions of companies for continuing training (the rate remains unchanged) will now be paid to a single body, URSSAF, a network of organisations collecting and redistributing social security contributions on behalf of the state since 1960. The current OPCAs [1], joint bodies run by the social partners, lose this responsibility, while the 20 existing OPCAs should be replaced by 11 skills operators (OPCOs - Opérateurs de compétences) organised by the professional sector. More...
France, inequality and the social elevator
By . More than 15% of 15-year-olds have poor numeracy and comprehension skills, which are likely to lead to difficulties in finding work later. Of all the OECD countries, only Hungary shows more social determinism than France. More...
Comprendre l’initiative P20 : Une nouvelle approche de la définition de la pauvreté et des moyens de la combattre
L’initiative P20 est centrée sur les 20 % les plus pauvres de la population, qui sont souvent également les plus vulnérables. Ces 20 % regroupent tous ceux qui sont exposés, ou se trouvent déjà, en situation d’extrême pauvreté, ainsi que ceux qui, pour des raisons liées à certains aspects de leur identité (âge, handicap, croyance, appartenance ethnique, orientation sexuelle) sont le plus exposés à la pauvreté ou à l’exclusion. More...
Are gender norms the new magic bullet in development?
The terms gender and social norms have become increasingly used in development discourse. They focus on the core of discrimination: people’s attitudes and behaviours as held and enacted by individuals, as housed in social institutions, and as codified in formal and informal laws. More...
Can digital technologies really be used to reduce inequalities?
The numerous initiatives created over the last 20 years using Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) have transformed the lives of many people living in poorer countries. More...
Building Evidence to Change Women’s Lives
A saying that motivates our philanthropic work at Fondation CHANEL is that “you don’t know what you don’t know.” This humble recognition drives us in filling our blind spots through evidence building so that we can succeed in delivering on our social mission to advance women and girls in society. More...
Fit for purpose means continuous change
As I arrived in Paris last week to take up office as Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the 30 DAC Members gathered for a Senior Level Meeting. More...
Taking up the due diligence challenge in garment and footwear supply chains
The collapse of the Rana Plaza, a commercial building and garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 24 April 2013, claiming some 1,130 lives and injuring thousands more, brought global attention to the risks of severe adverse impacts in manufacturing and the widespread habit of cutting corners to keep production costs down in the tough global garments trade. More...
Leveraging fintech to enhance integrity in public finance
Fintech applications in recent times are aiming at addressing these challenges in a cost-effective manner. Applications such as smart contracting trade finance applications are providing theoretical justifications for promoting integrity of public finances for large infrastructure projects. More...
Global growth is weakening: coordinating on fiscal and structural policies can revive euro area growth
By . The global expansion is continuing to lose steam, and faster than anticipated a few months ago. Growth in Europe has been particularly disappointing, as trade growth both within the EU and with external partners has stalled. More...