All ILO Newsroom content

May 2013

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   Social insurance

   A smart way to prevent bonded labour

   03 May 2013

   A young couple and their new baby are the first beneficiaries of a national health insurance scheme which now extends to migrant brick kiln workers at risk of bondage, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

October 2012

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   Microinsurance

   The win-win potential of microinsurance for migrants

   29 October 2012

   International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in.

August 2012

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   News item

   Can the climate be insured?

   02 August 2012

   Can insurance help protect the poor against the impact of global warming? The ILO says it might be done, with a little help.

July 2012

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   Video News Release

   Cambodia's Employment Injury Insurance Fund

   25 July 2012

   Cambodian workers who are injured at work or in transit to their workplace now benefit from a government-run system of insurance thanks to an ILO/Korea Partnership project. The National Social Security Fund is a worker compensation scheme that is self-sufficient and overseen by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. When a claim is approved, the fund provides in-kind and cash benefits regardless of whether the individual is able to return to full-time employment.

June 2012

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   News item

   US health care law can help close gaps in social security coverage

   29 June 2012

   The national debate that has sprung up in the US around the new legislation on health care is actually quite beneficial, according to an ILO expert on social protection.

June 2010

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   Social protection

   Paid sick leave pays off in times of crisis

   24 June 2010

   Paid sick leave plays a crucial role especially in times of crises where many workers fear dismissal and discrimination when reporting sick. A new ILO study shows that paid sick leave is not only affordable but pays off in terms of health and economic gains for employers, workers and the economy at large. ILO Online spoke with Xenia Scheil-Adlung, co-author of the study and ILO Health Policy Coordinator.

February 2009

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   Microinsurance Innovation Facility

   Microinsurance Innovation Facility calls for new proposals - Projects would encourage innovation, promote insurance services to the poor

   17 February 2009

   The ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility today issued a call for new proposals for grants to encourage insurance providers to experiment with new products and partnerships aimed at bringing effective and affordable risk management solutions to working poor in developing countries.

July 2008

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   Article

   Microinsurance and OSH: helping to cope with workplace risks

   02 July 2008

   Work-related accidents and diseases take a grim toll every year. Although prevention can help improve occupational safety and health (OSH), microinsurance can also play a complementary role in coping with workplace risks and provide direct benefits to employers and workers. ILO Online reports.

February 2007

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   Towards Universal Coverage: China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance Experience

   01 February 2007

   This project space shares China’s rural cooperative health insurance experience with experts and specialists from other parts of the world and assists our Chinese counterparts in broadening their horizon and upgrading their schemes.

January 2007

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   Article

   Creating a "socialist harmonious society in the countryside": Towards universal health insurance in rural China

   30 January 2007

   In 2003, the government launched a New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance (NRCMI) with an ambitious objective of covering all rural residents by 2010. The new health insurance system is seen as a central pillar of the government's plan to improve the working and living conditions of the country's huge agricultural workforce and eliminate poverty in the countryside. Will it be feasible?