Social security resources

March 2024

  1. Launch of Road Map on Care Economy in Indonesia

    The Government of Indonesia has initiated on care economy at the Indonesian leadership in G20 in 2022 by acknowledging the care economy as part of G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration 2022.

  2. Happy International Sign Language Day

    26 March 2024

    Mingluck Wichancharoentham, a young Thai with a hearing impairment, wants to show people that persons with disabilities are capable and have great potential.

  3. Increasing the possibilities for my future

    26 March 2024

    Panupong Mitpitak, a Thai youth with a hearing impairment, participated in the “Barista” training course in Bangkok. The training course, organized by the Young Futuremakers Thailand Project, was delivered to 20 young persons with hearing impairments at the Thungmahamek School for the Deaf.

  4. We are just like everyone else

    26 March 2024

    Arpasara Sutdamriwong joined the “Barber” training course organized by the Young Futuremakers Thailand project supported by the Standard Chartered Foundation. The course was delivered to 20 young people with hearing impairments (aged 15 -24) at the Thungmahamek School for the Deaf in Bangkok.

  5. Opening my own barber shop would be the dream

    26 March 2024

    Jarupat Iphasuk is a Thai youth with a hearing impairment who participated in the ILO’s “Barber” training course. The course was organized by the Standard Chartered Foundation-funded Young Futuremakers Thailand—Promoting Youth Employability project.

  6. Assessment of the Cambodian National Social Security Fund’s health insurance schemes

    19 March 2024

    This study analyses the design, operation and achievements of the health insurance schemes of the Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF), and proposes options and ideas for improvement of the healthcare system

  7. Extending social protection for workers in Cambodia: A study to understand the characteristics of workers and enterprises in the informal economy

    18 March 2024

    This report presents a study of the Cambodia labour force using data from the 2019 Cambodia Labour Force Survey (LFS) and 2019 Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (SES). It provides a detailed analysis of the characteristics of workers and the respective enterprises in which they are employed, with an emphasis on those who are not currently covered by social security.

  8. Cambodian Social Protection Week 2024: Building A Resilient and Sustainable Social Protection System (12-13 March 2024)

    The 2024 Social Protection Week in Cambodia themed “Building A Resilient and Sustainable Social Protection System”. Over the two days, policymakers, civil society organisations, and social partners discussed key topics including moving towards universal health coverage, inclusive social protection, enhancing effectiveness of social security system, and the expansion of social protection coverage in Cambodia.

  9. Workers in the Cambodian informal economy

    12 March 2024

    Informality is pervasive in Cambodia: 88.3 per cent of workers are engaged in informal employment. This brief offers insights into labour informality indicators based on the 2019 LFS.

  10. EU-ILO join forces to strengthen Agroforestry Value Chains in Timor-Leste

    08 March 2024

    The European Union, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), facilitated a multi-stakeholder workshop on agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste, under the EU’s Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project.