Resources on social protection

  1. © The Hindu 2024

    Women: The most underrated casualty of Covid-19?

    14 May 2020

  2. Social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries: Strengthening resilience by building universal social protection

    14 May 2020

    Social protection is an indispensable mechanism for delivering support to individuals during the crisis. This document takes a detailed look at the role of social protection measures in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak in developing countries

  3. Sickness benefits during sick leave and quarantine: Country responses and policy considerations in the context of COVID-19

    14 May 2020

    The COVID-19 health crisis has revealed important coverage gaps in terms of entitlements to social protection in case of sickness.

  4. Sickness benefits: An introduction

    14 May 2020

    Sickness benefits provide income security in case of illness. They promote the realization of the human rights to health and to social security, while supporting public health and the prevention of poverty.

  5. ILO examines how lack of social protection threatens COVID-19 recovery in developing countries

    13 May 2020

  6. © The Guardian Nigeria 2024

    ILO seeks strengthening of social protection systems to combat COVID-19

    12 May 2020

  7. JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

    11 May 2020

    The JEUN’ESS project aims to create decent jobs for young people in disadvantaged areas and support the transition to the formal economy through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The project proposes an approach based on the promotion and strengthening of collective entrepreneurship through SSE organizations and mechanisms.

  8. JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

    11 May 2020

    The JEUN’ESS project aims to create decent jobs for young people in disadvantaged areas and support the transition to the formal economy through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The project proposes an approach based on the promotion and strengthening of collective entrepreneurship through SSE organizations and mechanisms.

  9. Organizations endorsing the Call to Action in the garment industry

    08 May 2020

  10. Working Group Members of the Garment Industry Call to Action

    08 May 2020

  11. COVID-19: Informal sector poverty to increase by 56% - ILO

    08 May 2020