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November 2012

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   Unemployment insurance

   More than 70 per cent of workers lack unemployment protection

   14 November 2012

   The recent global economic crisis has served as a stark reminder of why unemployment insurance matters. But the reality is that fewer than half of almost 200 countries monitored by the ILO offer such protection.

September 2012

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   Analysis

   Are we getting too old to afford social security?

   10 September 2012

   With people living longer, more and more questions are being raised on the possible effects of the ageing of the population on labour markets and social security systems.

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   Article

   China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all

   03 September 2012

   On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the success?

June 2012

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   News

   Social protection expands despite crisis, ILO-World Bank report says

   07 June 2012

   A new ILO-World Bank report and online data tool shows that social protection systems expanded in many parts of the world between 2008 and 2010.

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   Article

   Why we need a Recommendation on social protection floors

   04 June 2012

   The International Labour Conference (ILC) is expected to vote on a Recommendation for social protection floors. Michael Cichon, Director of the ILO’s Social Security Department, explains why we need this international labour standard.

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   Article

   Cape Verde: How social protection can help the elderly

   04 June 2012

   The International Labour Conference is considering adoption of a Recommendation on Social Protection Floors. The ILO is convinced every country can move towards social security for all, and cites the example of impoverished Cape Verde.

April 2012

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   News

   Microinsurance coverage expanding at breathtaking pace according to ILO and the Munich Re Foundation

   10 April 2012

   The number of people covered by microinsurance has increased by almost 6.5 times in five years, reaching nearly 500 million today according to the latest ILO/Munich Re Foundation survey.

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   Video interview

   An interview with ILO's Craig Churchill on the expansion of Microinsurance coverage

   10 April 2012

   Access to microinsurance services has increased to the point where nearly 500 million low-income people have access today. ILO TV interviews Craig Churchill, Team Leader of the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility and Chair of the Microinsurance Network about the "Microinsurance Compendium, Protecting the Poor", co-published by the ILO and the Munich Re Foundation. Mr. Churchill describes why microinsurance plays a key role for low-income people to help them cope with risks and large losses. He also explains the reason for its success in Asia.

March 2012

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   News

   ISSA and ILO sign “historic” co-operation agreement on social security

   22 March 2012

   The International Social Security Association and the ILO have forged a new link aimed at promoting extension of social security to the 80 percent of the world's people who lack coverage.

December 2011

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   Video News Release

   Video: Working Together to Share in the Asia-Pacific Region’s Productivity and Prosperity

   04 December 2011

   There’s good news in the global economic crisis. While the rest of the world’s economies grew just 3% in 2010, economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region more than doubled that. But there’s a hidden story behind the successes of Asia’s booming economies. Joblessness, especially youth unemployment, persists throughout the region. The ILO and its constituents in government, business and workers organizations are working to change that.