Issues Of Social Protection Research Articles

ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ENSURE OF “THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD” IN THE FIELD OF JUNIOR JUSTICE

Today, the concept of “best interests of the child” is recognized as one of the guiding principles of ensuring the rights of children in all spheres of social relations. The object of this study is social relations in juvenile justice as a specific area of children’s rights. The aim of the article is to clarify the meaning of the concept of “best interests of the child” as well as to define the features of administrative and legal provision of this principle in the field of juvenile justice. To achieve this goal, general scientific and special methods of scientific research are used. The author argues that the definition of “best interests of the child” in the field of juvenile justice should only be generally oriented to guaranteeing child’s vital and social needs as a participant in jurisdictional proceedings, taking into account his or her age, biological and social characteristics. Under any circumstances, the list of such interests cannot be exhaustive. In view of the public-service nature of administrative and legal relations, an important role in the current and future ensure of the best interests of the child in any type of jurisdictional proceedings belongs to the administrative and legal means. The priority of attention to administrative and legal means in ensuring the best interests of the child in the field of juvenile justice is due to the wide range and relative universality of administrative and legal regulation, which allows to meet the procedural needs of children within purely jurisdictional proceedings as well as to facilitate other organizational and legal issues of social protection of children.

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT - A TOOL FOR STRENGTHENING PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The article aims to identify and demonstrate the benefits of other tools besides those already in place, tools that ensure greater responsibility for companies, namely tools to ensure the transition of production flows towards a sustainable approach. The research method included entities representing the interest of the capital and labor determiners, in order to identify their organizational structure and concrete elements deriving from this relationship. The collection of data was based on the analysis of 52 collective agreements in force, which involved the identification of the synergy with the ISO 26000 principles. The data processing involved the organization and classification of the collective agreement clauses based on the ISO 26000 principles, following an individual analysis approach aimed to identify the synergy and compliance of the collective agreements with the ISO 26000 principles. The research highlighted a way of organizing at the level of the social partners fully adapted to the amplitude and characteristics of the environmental and social protection issues. Moreover, their work provides a concrete framework of commitments, expressed in a specific type of contract, namely the collective agreement. The latter integrates in a meaningful way the specific principles of ISO 26000, the situation that provides the collective bargaining institution as a solution to the need to make companies accountable, among others, for catalyzing the process of converting the transfer of the production flows towards the bioeconomic area. A collective agreement is a solution that does not involve the state intervention, it is immediate, and attracts binding commitments from companies to strengthen bioeconomy and social responsibility.

Порівняльний аналіз соціального захисту дітей-сиріт та дітей, позбавлених батьківського піклування, в Україні та Республіці Польща

У статті досліджується питання соціального захисту дітей-сиріт та дітей, що є позбавленими батьківського піклування. Здійснюється порівняльний аналіз основних ключових аспектів соціального захисту досліджуваних верств населення в Україні та Республіці Польща. Акцентується увага на основних нормативно-правових актах в Україні та Республіці Польща щодо соціального захисту дітей-сиріт та дітей, що є позбавленими батьківського піклування. Виділено основні, необхідні для України заходи щодо соціального захисту дітей-сиріт та дітей, що є позбавленими батьківського піклування.

Social Problems of Servicemen and their Families in the Conditions of Anti-Terrorist Operation

The article analyzes the current state of solving the problems of social protection of servicemen in the conditions of the Anti-terrorist operation. The analysis of normative-legal provision in the sphere of social protection of servicemen and members of their families is carried out. A number of normative legal acts regulating the issues of social protection of servicemen and members of their families are analyzed. The main directions of social protection of anti-terrorist operation participants are determined: creation of a single register of anti-terrorist operation participants, which will provide them and their families with an appropriate level of social protection and guarantees; building an effective model of monetary support for servicemen; creation of an effective mechanism for providing housing for servicemen and their families; increasing the efficiency of the existing system of benefits and compensations for anti-terrorist operation participants and members of their families; improvement of the mechanism of solving social problems in the conditions of military training, military and auxiliary service; creation of a system of psychological and physiological rehabilitation; provision of sanatorium treatment.

Соціальне виховання дітей у Першій українській гімназії ім. Т. Г. Шевченка

The article describes the system of work of the First Ukrainian Gymnasium named after. T. G. Shevchenko in Ukraine, founded in March 1917 under the leadership of V. Durdukivski on the proposal of the School Commission. Attention is focused on the second stage of its activity – 1920–1933 – the period of active work in the realization of the tasks of social education. It has been proved that by fulfilling the policy guidelines of state administrative educational authorities, the school implemented its own model of social education based on the principles of creativity, activity, independence of teachers and students. Much attention was paid to the activity approach. The school was national in nature and content. The leading forms of work on social education recognized children's school self-government, the system of extra-curricular work. The gymnasium thoroughly solved the issues of social protection of children. Unlike the «normative base» on the place in the role of the family in the upbringing of children (not recognition), the school involved parents and the public through various forms of work. The development of children's creativity school was based on the type of school-club and was based on a fairly branched system of circle work. The publication shows that the director of the school was engaged in extensive public work, left a thorough pedagogical heritage. Many forms of work on the social upbringing of children introduced in the gymnasium were the basis of the legal framework for the organization of the educational process in the 20's and 30's of the XX century in schools of Ukraine. V. Durdukivski did not go through a tragic fate, as did his colleagues and many pro-Ukrainian-minded representatives of the domestic intelligentsia during the period of political repressions from 1929 to 1941. His creative work, the activity of the educational institution under his supervision, requires further research in the context of historical retrospective, especially during the introduction of the Concept of a New Ukrainian School in Ukraine.

Інституційне забезпечення соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб

Розглянуто теоретичні підходи до інституційного забезпечення соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб. Розкрито напрями функціонування органів публічної влади в частині врегулювання питань соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб. Проаналізовано проблематику внутрішньо переміщених осіб та необхідність спеціальних підходів до інституційного забезпечення соціального захисту цієї категорії громадян. Обґрунтовано основні напрями удосконалення інституційного забезпечення соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб. Акцентовано увагу на важливості підвищення дієвості органів місцевого самоврядування в контексті оптимізації соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб.

Improving the Quality of Social Services as a Social Welfare Indicator

The issue of social protection of vulnerable categories of population (children in difficulty, the elderly, people with disabilities, people or families affected by poverty) is a topic of interest, largely in the context of the need to comply with international norms and requirements in the field, and this concern is reflected a constantly improved legal package in the field of social work. Along with the increase number and diversity of social services provided by institutions, control structures have been set up to monitor the quality of the respective services. The question that arises is to what extent the established standards, as an objective grid for measuring the quality of services, also ensure an increase in the quality of life and well-being of direct beneficiaries, as well as their subjective perception. To this end, we made an analysis of the degree of satisfaction of disabled persons institutionalized in a day care center. Our aim is to operationalize the concept of well-being for elderly people with disabilities. The analysis aims to balance the objective and subjective factors of assesing the quality of social services. Experience and studies in the field have shown that the outcome of the intervention is often correlated to the expectations of beneficiaries, their understanding of and compliance with the set objectives, their participation in the intervention and compliance with an established program. This endeavour ultimately justificaties the role of case management in social services as a determining factor for ensuring their quality.

Актуальные проблемы социальной защиты инвалидов в РФ

The article discusses the issues of social protection of people with disabilities, analyzes the provisions of the current legislation governing measures of social support for people with disabilities, and summarizes the judicial practice on problematic issues of social protection of people with disabilities in the Russian Federation.

Social Role and Peculiar Features of Military Veterans Social Organizations in the Political Space of the Russian Federation . .

The study of the problem of the formation of the Russian civil society is accompanied both in practical and theoretical terms by a whole complex of contradictions and complexities that originate in the ambiguous history of this phenomenon and as well in its equally multivariate interpretation by the scientific community and the general public. Admitting as a fact the common weakness of Russian non-governmental relation, the author considered, practically as an exception, the work of military veteran communities as an example of the successful civil activity of the significant part of the population of the Russian state. Social, military veteran organisations act as a social institute created by the citizens apart from the state based on solidary interests of their members. At the same time, functioning as a structural element of the civil society they simultaneously represent the mechanism of political socialisation of veterans. Modern veteran organisations are founded and presented in the social and political space of Russia widely enough. It is movements, committees, unions, funds, associations. They have an extensive ramified network the local and regional levels, co-operate with similar communities in the countries of CIS and international organisations. Veteran organisations act as intermediaries between an individual and a group on the one hand and between society and the state from the other, contribute to the strengthening of the mechanism of their interaction, and form new systems of partnership. The issue of social protection and adaptation of military personnel, in particular, the combatants, will remain urgent for the Russian society in the longer term. Modern political practice, mainly counting on the military force in international affairs, promotes further growth of the number of veterans of wars and military service. Over the last few years, more than 50 thousand soldiers and officers participating in the military campaign in Syria became the members of Russian veterans. The quality of interaction of social organisations of military veterans and state structures has a determinant influence on th participation of the former soldier in socio-political processes. Today, powerful potential of these organisations, capable effectively influence state politics, is used by state structures in an insignificant degree. It can be explained by the unwillingness of the Russian elite and Russian business to interact with civil society.

Improving the efficiency of the negotiation process in the social partnership system

The article deals with the issues of increasing the efficiency of the negotiation process in the system of social partnership by optimizing a single negotiating company at the local level of social partnership. The developed methodology relies on a system of methods, the main of which are an online survey, content analysis and a focus group using the Likert method. The article for the first time summarized the experience on the implementation of a unified transnational campaign in the subsections of the Russian Federation (RF), evaluated the existing mechanisms used in social protection interests of workers. The analysis of the subjective and objective factors allowed the authors to reveal that the increase in the efficiency of the unified translational complex is impeded the desire for independence and independence of a number of trade union leaders. In the negative sector was the implementation of agreements (regional and sectoral). It requires the development of awareness of trade union functionaries. In the interests of increasing the efficiency of the negotiation process, it was proposed to improve the information system for providing trade union leaders; social protection issues should be addressed at their own levels. The main advantage of the article is that it points to the substantial dependence of the negotiation process on the subjective factor - trade union leaders. It is important to encourage them to conduct comprehensive work in the framework of the implementation of the basic principles of the negotiation campaign, focusing on the increase in wages, the subsistence minimum and the need to strengthen control, both from trade unions and from government bodies. The development of trade union leaders should focus on gaining knowledge and practical experience in negotiating, studying the regulatory framework. At the same time, they need to learn how to enlist the support of the team from the higher authorities. The harmonious development of all elements of the negotiation process will serve as a guarantee of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of social partnership.

Trafficking in Humans in Nigeria: A Major Socio-Cultural Problem

Trafficking in humans, especially in minors and young women, for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a worldwide problem. It plagues the United States as much as it does the underdeveloped nations of the world. The International Labor organization — the United Nations (UN) agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment, and social protection issues and United Nations’ report of 2002, estimated that between 12 and 17 million people are held in human slavery - forced and bonded labor, forced child labor, sexual and involuntary servitude worldwide, figures more than any at any other time in world history (International Labor Organization, 2002; U.S Department of State, 2002). The study examined the relationship between social cultural factors such as age, tribe, family structure, sexual abuse, physical abuse and trafficking in humans for the purpose of prostitution in Nigeria. Utilizing the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), the statistical analysis of the secondary data of 60 records of victims of human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution selected from Women and Children Center in Nigeria was conducted. In the study, 80% of the participants in the sample reported that they had been sexually abused while 66.7% indicated that they have been physically abused. And the probability that victim of human trafficking would be sexually abused increases by 201% (Odds Ratio: 2.010)

Проблеми соціального захисту та безпеки внутрішньо переміщених осіб

The article deals with the issue of social protection of internally displaced persons. Attention is drawn to their safety in modern realities. The concept of internally displaced persons is defined. The status of legislative and governmental support for internally displaced persons is analyzed. The problems with which internally displaced persons may face in the presents it auction are highlighted. The international experience of state support for social protection and safety of internally displaced persons is researched. The ways of solving urgent problems of internally displaced persons are offered. Key words: internally displaced person, social protection, armed conflict, EDBI, security, social package.

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN SOVING PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF POPULATION

Objective. The work presents the development of suggestions for the legislative and regulatory regulation of issues of social protection of people at individual owner-operated farms. Methods. To achieve this goal, the following main tasks were solved: the main reasons that led to the emergence of private farms were investigated; the main trends of their development and transformation were analysed; the specific features of employment and social protection of the population working at the farms were shown; the problems faced by people working at the individual private farms were disclosed; the necessity of legislative regulation of their employment status and improvement of social protection was pointed out; foreign experience in social protection of small agricultural producers was studied and analyzed; the necessity of using such a positive experience in the development of measures to improve the social protection of people working at private farms of Ukraine was highlighted. Findings. According to the results of the study, suggestions were worked out for the improvement of the social protection of owners and employees of the individual private farms. Scientific novelty. The authors suggested and substantiated proposals for improving social protection of the owners and employees of the individual private farms. Practical significance. The prepared proposals will allow solving the problems of social protection of the owners of private farms, and most importantly significantly increasing the flow of funds to the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN-ORPHANS IN CONDITIONS OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY BUILDING IN UKRAINE

Problem setting. The problems of the phenomenon of social orphanhood, its causes, negative consequences, external and internal factors of appearance are highlighted; promising directions for improving the lives of orphans and children deprived of parental care in Ukraine are identified.Recent research and publications analysis. These problems attract the attention of many scholars. The analysis of their research allows to distinguish several approaches in modern scientific research, which determine the essence of social orphanhood: socio-economic; psychological and pedagogical, legal; sociological. Ukrainian sociologists study the problem of homeless children as a consequence of family disadvantages, consider the social consequences of deprivation of parental children, and analyze the relationships between children and parents, the place and role of the family in the life of the child.The purpose of the article is to analyze some actual issues of social protection of children-orphans and children deprived of parental care.Рresenting main material. The dynamism of social processes during the period of building civil society in Ukraine, the crisis situation in many spheres of public life, economic, social, environmental and other issues affected, first of all, the most socially unprotected category of people - children, especially children- orphans and children deprived of parental care.The level of orphanhood, and especially social, is an important key strategic indicator of the transformation of family values and relationships, state family policy, and the general demographic situation in the country.One of the highest social value of the state is the social protection of orphans and children deprived of parental care.The study of nature, causes, consequences, trends of this social phenomenon has both scientific and practical significance. It should be the basis for the improvement of social relations and institutions of civil society, social norms and practices of their application, to strengthen the system of social control, the consistent implementation of measures of moral and legal education, social prevention and responsibility.All of them are aimed at ensuring maximum protection of the individual, satisfaction of the interests of citizens, democratization and humanization of our society.In Ukraine, for a long time now, there is an urgent need to develop an effective strategy in the field of social protection of orphans and children deprived of parental care.Conclusions of the research. In the conditions of the establishment and development of a democratic rule of law, the construction of civil society in Ukraine, social protection of orphans and children deprived of parental care is one of the main directions of the country's domestic policy. It is about influence on processes that have an exceptional significance for the future development of society.

Social protection of the population of Ukraine in the context of social policy and integration processes

The subject of the work the conditions, characteristics and trends of creation of effective system of social protection of the population. The aim of this work is to study the main directions of state social policy in the context of integration processes. The methodology of work. The work is done on the basis of studies of modern scientific views on the definition of the nature and development of social protection and social policy in Ukraine under conditions of integration processes. The results of the work. The article is devoted to social protection issues in the context of social policy, because the main objective of this policy is improving the welfare and the promotion of comprehensive state protection of the intellectual potential of society, given the characteristics of integration processes. Assessed the status and trends of development of financial provision of social protection in Ukraine and assess its compliance with the European norms and standards. Formulated proposals for the development of system of financial provision of social protection in Ukraine in the context of processes of European integration. Conclusions. The analysis of current formations of the essence of the term "social protection" have shown that it is interpreted by scientists around the same, this implies a system of measures which compensate for the social inequality of citizens, to ensure equal access of every person to a certain minimum of social benefits, to protect every individual against social risks, which always have a place in human life. Ascertained the need and trends of gradual reform of the social protection system in Ukraine with the aim of as close as possible to her baseline conditions in the relevant international norms and standards embodied in ILO instruments and European Union, which are designed to guarantee a decent life to every person upon the occurrence of the relevant social risks regardless of gender, age, duration of stay in a particular country.

Brazilian social protection and demands of children and adolescent cancer treatment.

This article discusses the issue of social protection against the demands presented in the treatment of children and adolescents in Brazil. It aims to problematize the advances and limits of the Brazilian social protection system in face of the social demands arising from the treatment of children and adolescents that go beyond the specific limits of health care. It is a qualitative study that was structured based on the analysis of official documents, Laws, Decrees, Ordinances and Policies and the literature destined to children and adolescents in cancer treatment whose incapacitating consequences produce social demands that impact, above all, family life. The paper presents social policies as a fundamental resource for treatment, considering the demand for income and displacement, in order to enable an effective health care. However, the reflections indicate that there is now a retraction of social policies by the State that was expressed in the focus and transfer of responsibilities of the State to other sectors of civil society.

Соціальний захист внутрішньо переміщених осіб в контексті забезпечення права на освіту

Порушено проблему соціального захисту внутрішньо переміщених осіб. Зазначено, що ця проблема набула значущості через окупацію територій Донецької, Луганської областей та Автономної Республіки Крим. Наведено статистику щодо вимушених переселенців в Україні. Акцентовано увагу, що значну кількість внутрішньо переміщених осіб становлять діти. Проаналізовано основні підходи до забезпечення соціального захисту дітей. Описано механізм забезпечення соціальної адаптації дітей-переселенців. Висвітлено основні складнощі, які виникають при реалізації права на освіту внутрішньо переміщених осіб, та окреслено шляхи їх подолання.

The Commonality and Peculiarity of Western and Eastern Social Protection System

Social protection is a priority in the republic of Uzbekistan to implement socially-oriented market relations. This can be seen in the fact that one of the five principles of the Uzbek model of development is a strong social policy. As human society has emerged, people who need social protection have been formed. The social protection system has been developed and improved in a long evolutionary process. Every period has had its own social problems and the social protection system as well. Nowadays, social protection issues have global nature like many other issues. The globalization of some areas of social life, first of all, globalization of economic sphere, cultural sphere and even political globalization has started the integration process in social protection system. Nowadays, globalization of issues related to social protection system requires global measures to be taken. Global measures require humanity to be united. The threat of global problems that bring the humanity into the collapse urges people to unite. In order to unite, instead of differences, the commonality of people should be paid attention.

The use of GIS to study accessibility of the urban environment (case study of Secondary Cities project)

Issues of social protection of people with disabilities, the state of introduction of such people into society as well as the accessibility of the environment are considered by many researchers. The purpose of the article is to reveal possibilities of using GIS in the study of urban environment accessibility on the case study of Secondary Cities project, implemented in Kharkiv. The main material. One of the main problems that limits mobility of people with special needs is the lack of information on available community resources and services. The most popular way of solving this problem is to develop separate maps of accessibility and geographic information systems for vulnerable populations. Secondary Cities project deals with the detailed study of the city infrastructure in terms of its accessibility to vulnerable population. At the preparatory stage, 2 series of workshops were conducted for the participants. Implementation of the project in Kharkiv can be divided into several stages: collection of geospatial data and their initial analysis; development of cartographic products, mobile applications and recommendations for improving accessibility of the urban environment. Data collection is currently ongoing, which is mainly performed with the help of Survey 123 mobile application. According to the project goal, data have been collected for three general feature categories: «Mobility», «Community Resources and Services», «Public Safety». All the objects, by the level of accessibility, were divided into 3 classes: accessible, limited access, not accessible. In particular, among 419 public establishments of the city center 42% are accessible, 31% have limited accessibility and 27% are not accessible at all. It can be assumed that accessibility of facilities in remote areas of the city is even lower. Conclusions. The most accessible way to receive operative information on the statics and dynamics of social infrastructure for vulnerable population is the use of geoinformation systems. Projects like Secondary Cities should be implemented in other settlements of Ukraine.

Internally Displaced Persons and Their Legal Status: The Ukrainian Context

The article examines the issues of social protection of internally displaced people as a new subject of social-security law. The legal foundations with regard to these individuals are on their way, under development. Ukraine’s law On the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced People is established as the initial indicator that this subject is becoming recognised as a field of social-security law – specifically, internally displaced people and determining legal regulation. This law presents a definition of ‘internally displaced people’, presents a compilation of their rights and obligations, determines the legal status of such people, provides guarantees of social protection, and addresses related matters. Nonetheless, several issues still require legal regulation. The authors conclude that, for the qualitative improvement of legal regulation of the status of IDPs and their social protection, there must be complex interaction within both legal science and legislative entities and that bodies with special competence in this field must be established to engage in dialogue with civil and international organisations.