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Speech on the occasion of ILO's 90th anniversary in Singapore

By Mr Bill Salter, Director, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia

Social security

Media Advisory: Seminar to examine social security in times of crisis: Impact, challenges and responses – Geneva, 24-25 April 2009

Social security programmes worldwide are facing exceptional challenges imposed by the global financial crisis and are responding in innovative ways. An international seminar this week will hear how social security funds have suffered unprecedented...

Speaking notes on the fallout in Asia: assessing labour market impacts and national policy responses to the global financial crisis

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Assistant Director-General, International Labour Organization

ILO introduces new social security training programme

-The International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies (UWI) - Mona campus, will host a four-day training programme on Actuarial Methods and Social Security Financing for...

H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia. Speech to the 'High-Level Forum on "Working out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to...

Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on the Millennium Development Goals...

Gender

ILO Gender Equality campaign highlights need for rights, jobs and social security for older women and men

Despite increasing international attention to ageing societies and older persons, in many societies, older persons and especially older women, still face age discrimination in the workplace and lack access to rights, jobs and social security, the...

Covering the uncovered: Making Indonesian social security work

An opinion-editorial by Tauvik Muhamad, Programme Officer, ILO-Jakarta, highlighting the extension of the social security coverage to the informal economy workers. The opinion article was published by the Jakarta Post on 14 August.

ILO Asia-Pacific meeting on extending social security opens

The aims of the conference include helping delegates to share experiences regarding ways of extending social security coverage and dealing with emerging challenges, identifying good practices and fostering consensus on ways to proceed.

Keynote adress at the Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage

by Mr Oscar Fernandes, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

Speech at the Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage

by Ms Sudha Pillai, Secretary (Labour and Employment), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

21 Asia-Pacific countries to discuss extending social security coverage

NEW DELHI (ILO NEWS) – The ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is hosting a high level tripartite Asia-Pacific meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage, in New...

Media Advisory: 21 Asia-Pacific countries to discuss extending social security coverage Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi 19-20 May 2008

The meeting will bring together government, workers and employers’ delegates from 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of the conference is to identify a set of policy approaches that countries can use to pursue the effective and...

Address to the 20th ASEAN Labour Ministers' Meeting

by Mr Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General

Two ILO/UNDP projects on human trafficking prevention and labour migration governance presented in Dushanbe.

The International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Programme presented in Dushanbe on October 17 two joint projects to prevent human trafficking and manage labour migration.

World Social Security Forum - Building a “Social Security Floor” worldwide where growth can meet equity

Only one in five people in the world has adequate social security coverage. Last week, the first ever World Social Security Forum organized by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and the Russian authorities in Moscow discussed...

New Labour and Social Protection Minister appointed in Kazakhstan.

Migration and HIV: They never give up

There are many sad stories to be found among the migrant workers who seek their fortunes overseas. Sometimes the reality turns out to be far removed from the dream. Some come home injured and traumatized by rape, others return empty-handed because...

Social protection for all: challenges and policies

In 1948, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations proclaimed that "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security…". Yet today, only 20 per cent of the world's population enjoys access to adequate social...

Speech at China Social Security Forum

By Mr Assane Diop, ILO Executive Director, Social Protection Sector