Social Protection Sector
Implementation report 2000-2001
Strategic Objective No. 3: Enhance the coverage and
effectiveness of social protection for all
Most
if not all of the targets established under this strategic
objective for the biennium 2000-2001 may be considered as
being fully met, as evidenced by the tables. However, some
of this apparent degree of success can be attributed to
the modest level of some targets, and to some ambiguity
in the way in which some were defined.
The
degree of attention to each operational objective under
this strategic objective varied among regions. This reflected
different social and economic environments, as well as the
wide range of ILO interests that this strategic objective
encompasses. For example, while worker health and safety
issues were addressed in all regions, they attracted particular
new attention in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Arab
States and some Asian member States. In Latin America and
the Caribbean, this work was supported through cooperation
with the Pan American Health Organization and regional institutions.
In
Africa, action on HIV/AIDS in the world of work was a clear
priority in many member States. Furthermore, the region
was the site of many efforts to develop and extend social
protection systems, often through small-scale projects aimed
at particular groups of people.
In
Asia and the Pacific, ILO efforts responded to the interest
in broadening access to formal social protection coverage
and improving understanding and financial analysis of existing
levels of protections. Work also supported initiatives to
meet the needs of people in the informal sector.
Experiences
and related challenges that were encountered in using the
current set of operational objectives, indicators and targets,
led to a reorganization in the Programme and Budget for
2002-2003. The number of operational objectives was decreased
from five to two (social security and working conditions),
and related performance indicators from fourteen to nine.
This is expected to lead to more effective reporting on
achievements in the field of social protection.
Operational
Objective 3a: International Labour Standards
Operational
Objective 3b: Action against hazardous
conditions
Operational
Objective 3c: Improved working and employment
conditions for vulnerable groups
Operational
Objective 3d: Scope of social security
programs
Operational
Objective 3e: Economic and social insecurity
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