Publications and tools

2023

  1. Infographic: Extending social protection for all in Nepal: An analysis of protection gaps

    04 July 2023

    The infographic highlights key numbers and findings from the report - Extending social protection for all in Nepal: An analysis of protection gaps.

  2. Republic of Indonesia: Report to the Government – Financial assessment of the social security pension schemes administered by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan as of 31 December 2020 and costing of sickness and maternity benefits

    26 June 2023

    This report analyses existing provision and its future evolution and recommends an effective multi-tier pension system that covers all residents and provides adequate pensions on a sustainable basis.

  3. Reforming end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers in Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

    23 June 2023

    Policy options for the progressive realization of international social security standards

  4. Review of National Social Protection Legislation and Legal Frameworks for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries

    23 June 2023

    Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Gulf Countries

  5. Digital transformation of social security administration and services: A comparative analysis of Australia, Canada, Denmark and France

    19 June 2023

  6. Social insurance and climate change in Indonesia: Implications for Adaptive Social Protection ambitions

    08 June 2023

    Among the wide range of possible roles of social insurance, this report aims to explore the potential of social insurance schemes in addressing climate risk and minimizing the impacts of related shocks in Indonesia.

  7. Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Arab region

    07 June 2023

    An analysis of existing barriers and good practices in light of international social security standards. This research paper aims to examine barriers to the social security of migrant workers in the Arab region, identify current practices and chart possible avenue for progressive reform.

  8. Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the Arab World

    07 June 2023

    The factsheet highlights important points such as the coverage for old age, disability, and survivors, employment injury, sickness, medical care, maternity, unemployment, and family benefits.

  9. Policy Brief: Income Dynamics and their Implications for Social Protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    04 May 2023

    This policy brief provides recommendations for the social protection sector in the Palestinian Territory to become more responsive to the dynamic nature of poverty, highlighting the importance of inclusive social protection and extending coverage beyond extreme poverty for sustainable poverty reduction.

  10. Extending social protection for all in Nepal: An analysis of protection gaps

    24 April 2023

    The report assesses existing protection gaps based on the analysis of social protection programmes in implementation in Nepal. Key aspects covered include: analysis of coverage (effective and legal); the adequacy of benefit levels; and public investment and expenditure.

  11. Extending social protection for all in Nepal: An analysis of protection gaps (Executive summary)

    24 April 2023

    The report assesses existing protection gaps based on the analysis of social protection programmes in implementation in Nepal. Key aspects covered include: analysis of coverage (effective and legal); the adequacy of benefit levels; and, public investment and expenditure.

  12. Financing universal social protection. The relevance and labour market impacts of social security contributions

    29 March 2023

    This paper addresses the role and relevance of social contributions in social security systems.

  13. Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All: 2021-22 Report

    24 March 2023

    Launched in 2016, the ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All (SPF Flagship Programme) supports ILO member States in developing sustainable social protection systems, including floors, and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on social protection (in particular targets 1.3 and 3.8), through a coherent structure to mobilize resources and achieve impact.

  14. More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal social protection for children

    01 March 2023

    This second joint ILO-Unicef report on social protection for children outlines the devastating impact of a lack of social protection on child poverty, health, education, nutrition, child marriage and child labour.

  15. Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant workers in the informal economy

    28 February 2023

  16. Extending contribution-based social security schemes for workers in the informal economy and self-employed in Nepal

    23 February 2023

    The policy brief builds on the technical support provided by the ILO to the Social Security Fund (SSF) on the extension of social security to all workers and expands on proposing key aspects to be considered during the design and implementation of contribution-based social security schemes for workers in the informal economy and self-employment.

  17. Policy note: Fiscal space for social protection in Albania - 2022 UPDATE

    07 February 2023

  18. Effects of digitalization on the human centricity of social security administration and services

    06 February 2023

  19. Social protection for a just transition

    06 February 2023

    This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy Briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and social protection, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.

2022

  1. Case studies on digital transformation of social security administration and services

    28 December 2022

    This report is part of series of country and case study analysis developed as a part of the Study on the digital transformation of social insurance administration and services to ensure universal social security coverage in the People’s Republic of China.