Elaboration of an autonomous Recommendation on the Social Protection Floor
The 101st session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO, is to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) from 30 May to 15 June 2012. The conclusions of the recurrent discussion on social protection (social security), adopted by the International Labour Conference (2011) at its 100th Session, emphasized “the need for a Recommendation complementing the existing standards that would provide flexible but meaningful guidance to member States in building Social Protection Floors within comprehensive social security systems tailored to national circumstances and levels of development” (paragraph 31), and set out elements of a possible Recommendation on social protection floors in the appendix to these conclusions.
Immediately after the Conference, the Governing Body, at its 311th Session (June 2011), decided to place a standard-setting item on the agenda of the 101st Session (2012) of the Conference with a view to the elaboration of an autonomous Recommendation on the social protection floor, based on a programme of reduced intervals. Accordingly, the Conference will consider the possible adoption of an international labour Recommendation under the single discussion procedure foreseen in article 38 of the Standing Orders of the Conference.
Immediately after the Conference, the Governing Body, at its 311th Session (June 2011), decided to place a standard-setting item on the agenda of the 101st Session (2012) of the Conference with a view to the elaboration of an autonomous Recommendation on the social protection floor, based on a programme of reduced intervals. Accordingly, the Conference will consider the possible adoption of an international labour Recommendation under the single discussion procedure foreseen in article 38 of the Standing Orders of the Conference.