China’s top legislature on Friday adopted a bill to amend the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in order to improve care for people ages 60 and up.
The bill to amend the 16-year-old law was passed following a vote by lawmakers at the conclusion of a five-day bimonthly session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. Continue reading
月嫂行业缺乏岗位规范、价格虚高、技能水平良莠不齐等问题一直饱受市民诟病。规范月嫂市场成为当务之急。今天上午，北京家政服务协会向社会发布母婴护理师岗位规范，对月嫂的岗位能力、培训要求等做出明确规定。其中要求，初级母婴护理师要掌握5种以上营养汤的制作方法。
By KENNETH S. BAER and JEFFREY B. LIEBMAN December 6, 2012
CONVENTIONAL wisdom calls the 2012 presidential race the “demographic election,” attributing President Obama’s victory in large part to his commanding advantage among rapidly growing groups like Latinos and millennials.
But if demographics is destiny in politics, it is even more true for policy. Far from the headlines, the debate over the budget deficit, taxes and unemployment is being driven by large-scale changes in the American population — and in this case, it’s not the new demographics of the young that are important, but rather the old demographics of the baby boom. Continue reading
