Resources on social protection

  1. 100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All

    06 November 2019

  2. The ILO SSE Academy in Spain highlights the potential of the SSE in shaping the future of work for all

    29 October 2019

    The 11th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) “The Social Economy in the Future of Work”was held in Madrid, Spain from 14 to 18 October 2019 . It brought together over 350 participants from 40 countries, from governments (national, regional and local levels), business and workers’ organizations, international organizations, academics and SSE enterprises and organizations who exchanged experiences, best practices and challenges in promoting decent work and sustainable development through SSE.

  3. Partnership for improving Prospects for host communities and forcibly displaced persons

    25 October 2019

    The Partnership has a four-year initial time horizon (2019-2023). Financially supported by the Netherlands, partners will join their efforts to develop a new paradigm in responding to forced displacement crises.

  4. ILO training - Building resilience through public employment programmes (PEP), 16-20 December 2019

    This training is addressed to senior officials from government ministries and agencies; local and regional authorities, public investment and employment policy advisors, project managers, and donor organizations that are working on or are poised to work on public investment programmes and employment policy and strategy. Countries invited are Guyana, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.

  5. Launch and presentation of the ILO Report: “What works: Promoting pathways to decent work”

    The Synthesis Report and research project “What works: Promoting pathways to decent work” of the ILO Research Department’s Policy Evaluation Unit was officially launched on 17 October 2019 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) by the ILO Regional Office for Africa and the ILO Research Department.

  6. What Works: Promoting Pathways to Decent Work [Summary]

    17 October 2019

  7. Eligibility and participation in unemployment benefit schemes: Evidence from Mauritius

    17 October 2019

    The article explores the determinants of participation in the unemployment benefit system in Mauritius, focusing on the role played by eligibility criteria and take-up

  8. What Works: Promoting Pathways to Decent Work

    16 October 2019

    This report analyses how income support and ALMPs can come together to tackle a significant set of barriers limiting access to decent work in emerging and developing countries.

  9. Combating Extreme Poverty by Providing Active Support as Part of a Conditional Cash Transfer Schemes

    16 October 2019

    Integrating active labour market policies (ALMPs) into poverty alleviation programmes can foster employment opportunities while protecting individuals’ incomes from the consequences of a severe recession. Recent research on Uruguay’s response to the economic crisis of 2002 demonstrates that allowing the beneficiaries of cash transfer schemes to voluntary participate in public works increases their chances of finding jobs afterwards, and at the same time counteracts any indirect negative effect that income support may have on labour market outcomes.

  10. Expanding Access To Unemployment Benefits And Active Support To Cover Informal Workers

    16 October 2019

    Combining income support with active labour market policies (ALMPs) is a viable strategy for helping unemployed people while they look for work. However, access to such programmes in developing and emerging countries (where they exist) tends to be restricted to formal sector workers. New evidence from the Mauritian unemployment benefit scheme demonstrates the value of expanding access to cover informal workers as well.