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Greater access to HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia

Key officials from Indonesia, India and Thailand will gather in Jakarta on 21st November to attend a UN-sponsored meeting which aims to promote HIV-sensitive social protection in Indonesia.

Opening address at the ASEAN experts meeting on unemployment insurance

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the ASEAN experts meeting on unemployment insurance, Makati City, Philippines, 19 November 2012

Post 2015 Development Agenda

Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods

As the debate on the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda gathers pace, the ILO says the most pressing priorities are job creation and social protection.

Unemployment insurance

More than 70 per cent of workers lack unemployment protection

The recent global economic crisis has served as a stark reminder of why unemployment insurance matters. But the reality is that fewer than half of almost 200 countries monitored by the ILO offer such protection.

Corporate Social Responsibility/Global Compact Conference in Baku

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Global Compact Local Network (GCLN), National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan and PwC Azerbaijan (GCLN Sustainability Partner), in cooperation with UNICEF...

Social protection

Can China get old and rich at the same time?

China has already done a lot to adapt labour markets and social protection systems to an ageing society. But it will have to do more to balance its economic and social needs.

Microinsurance

The win-win potential of microinsurance for migrants

International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in.

Asian-European labour ministers commit to fostering employment with focus on young people

Labour ministers from Asian and European countries agreed on the need for policies to foster employment and create decent jobs amid the global credit crunch, stated the Hanoi Declaration on Employment and Social Protection – a Key to Sustainable...

Tripartite Meeting on Optimizing Productivity at Safe and Healthy Workplaces through Social Dialogue concludes

Delegates reaffirmed their commitment to the ILO's Decent Work Agenda and four strategic objectives.

Priority should be given to addressing job prospects deterioration: ILO Asia-Pacific Director

Labour rights

Domestic workers in Europe falling through the loopholes

Many domestic workers in Europe do not enjoy as much legal protection as other workers. ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers – which will come into force in a year’s time – offers a chance to improve the lives of the millions of...

Presentation at the 2012 National Productivity Convention

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2012 National Productivity Convention,Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines, 17 October 2012

Microinsurance

Insuring livestock to protect the poor

Livestock insurance has the potential to reduce the vulnerability of poor populations. The challenges are formidable, but recent technology offers hope.

Presentation at the 23rd National Statistics Month Opening Ceremony

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 23rd National Statistics Month Opening Ceremony,Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines, 1 October 2012

Launch of the Indonesia Decent Work Country Programme 2012 - 2015

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Indonesia 2012 – 2015 will be launched on Wednesday, 19 September 2012, at the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, Jakarta. The DWCP 2012-15 serves as the mid-term ILO programming framework for the...

Analysis

Are we getting too old to afford social security?

With people living longer, more and more questions are being raised on the possible effects of the ageing of the population on labour markets and social security systems.

China’s latest revolution: Basic health care for all

On 6 April 2009, China unveiled an action plan for a radical and ambitious health-care reform aimed at attaining universal health insurance coverage by 2020. Three years later, the country has almost reached this goal. What’s the secret behind the...

Press release

The ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202)

Viet Nam’s pension scheme reform needed: ILO Report

Social insurance

Viet Nam’s pension scheme reform needed: ILO report

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Hanoi on August 2 launched an important report, indicating the need for a comprehensive reform in Viet Nam’s pension scheme as Viet Nam Social Security will soon need to start selling assets to pay...