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The reform of the social assistance programme in Albania - improvements and future challenges

While committed to reform its social assistance programme, Albania is still facing challenges in ensuring adequate income assistance for all persons in need. A recent ILO assessment explores the key achievements and future issues.

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Maternity cash benefit for women in Kenya's informal economy - a call to action

This video is a call to action to provide women in the informal sector in Kenya with maternity cash benefit to ensure that they are cushioned against income losses during pregnancy.

Recovery of Arab economies accelerating, with projections of hundreds of thousands of new green jobs

Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat led an ILO delegation to the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo, where she highlighted major labour market dynamics and trends globally and in the Arab region.

Social protection

Viet Nam Women’s Union promotes gender-responsive social protection system across Viet Nam

ILO-Viet Nam Women’s Union collaboration sees trainers go nationwide to help women better understand their rights and benefits under the social protection system.

Iraq invests in building a social security system that protects workers

Iraq’s parliament votes for new social security law, introducing far-reaching reforms to the social security system for private-sector workers.

Urgent reforms are needed to restore adequate coverage by Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund

A study by the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States outlines the results of a first-of-its-kind assessment of the financial situation of Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund.

Social security

Advocating for universal maternity coverage for Vietnamese women

Viet Nam provides generous maternity benefits, yet for many women they remain out of reach. Enhancing access would benefit women, families, businesses and the nation alike.

Debunking myths about social protection

Who is in charge of social protection?

In Paraguay, the ¡Vamos! Social Protection System develops an integral, multidimensional and multicausal approach to social protection that articulates the effort of all the institutions involved in it. It pretends to overcome the fragmentation,...

ILO discusses road to decent work for domestic workers

At the EFFAT General Assembly of the domestic work sector, the ILO underlined the importance of sufficient coverage and the need to address implementation gaps to ensure the protection of domestic workers.

Extensive Palestinian national dialogue on revised social security draft law begins

Palestinian stakeholders begin two months of discussions on key proposed reforms to the social security law aimed at enhancing good governance, financial sustainability and equity of the system.

Social Security

Côte d'Ivoire ratifies the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)

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In search of new pathways for social development in a post-crisis world

This article authored by Shahra Razavi, Director of the ILO Social Protection Department, will appear in the forthcoming publication entitled “Global Social Policy at 25: Reflections and Prospects”, which can be found at The Institute of Economics,...

Social protection

New report on the state of social protection in Nepal

ILO has published a new report that reviews Nepal’s social security system to understand existing protection gaps from the lens of national targets, and international standards and principles.

Recent study by Economic Policy Institute MAS highlights limitations in Social Protection for workers in the OPT

Social security

Capacity of Thailand Social Security Office staff strengthened

New skills will help Social Security Office staff deliver better services and increase social security coverage in Thailand.

ILO analysis finds Palestinian income dynamics require more inclusive social protection approaches

New analysis shows that income poverty in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is not a static concept, with nearly half of the original 'poor' households no longer being classified as such within a 5-year period.

Daniel Berruezo, Secretary of Labour of Salta

From experiencing child labour to implementing public policies to eradicate it

Since he was seven years old he worked in tobacco crops. Today, Daniel Berruezo is the head of the Rosario de Lerma delegation of the Secretariat of Labour of the province of Salta. His personal experience is present in the responsibilities he...

Roundtable on Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions held in Delhi

ILO, UNICEF and UNRCO India come together to discuss the potential for creating jobs in the green, digital and care economies

Labour Day

Time to prioritize social justice

ILO Director-General calls for a Global Coalition for Social Justice and a reshaping of economic, social and environmental policies to create a more stable and equitable future.

Resilient Caribbean Joint Programme and the OECS Commission Host Targeted Learning Event on Enhancing Social Protection Information...

Strong focus was placed on the importance of the three dimensions of IMS - people, processes, and technology for successful implementation.