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Domestic workers

Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers: A global review of policy trends, statistics and extension strategies

This ILO report provides data on social protection deficits experienced by domestic workers and identifies the barriers standing in the way of their effective social protection coverage.

Executive summary

Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers: A global review of policy trends, statistics and extension strategies...

This ILO report provides data on social protection deficits experienced by domestic workers and identifies the barriers standing in the way of their effective social protection coverage.

ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan - at a glance

This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Jordan

Synthesis review of the ILO’s employment interventions for the period 2015–2021: What works and why

This synthesis review sheds light on ILO's work on employment interventions and is a background document for the third recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of employment at the International Labour Conference 110th Session, 2022

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor China - Issue 10

The Social Security Policy Monitor is produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection”. It captures latest social security policy development in China, EU and globally.

ILO Monitor on the world of work. 9th edition

The report gives a global overview of how countries are tackling an uneven labour market recovery that has been further undermined by developments such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, increases in inflation, and continuing strict COVID-19...

Brochure

Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities - Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq

In this second edition of the ILO PROSPECTS Arab States brochure, the ILO presents some of its latest work under the programme.

Durban Call to Action on the Elimination of Child Labour

The Durban Call to Action was adopted by Delegates at the Fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour on 20 May 2022. The document emphasizes the need for urgent action to end child labour.

The role of social protection in the elimination of child labour: Evidence review and policy implications

This report provides a rigorous review of what the latest research says about the power of social protection to combat child labour. Providing families with direct assistance to help them weather crises can help reduce negative coping strategies...

UN collaboration on social protection: Reaching consensus on how to accelerate social protection systems-building

The objective of this publication is to work towards a consensus among UN agencies on how best to support countries to achieve progress towards universal social protection in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Social Protection & Cooperatives Spotlight - Mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection

This ILO Spotlight brief is jointly developed by the Social Protection Department and the Cooperatives Unit in the Enterprises Department. It focuses on mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection. The brief...

Brochure

ILO Convention No.189 Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers – Brochure

Policy brief: Social Protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina: challenges and key policy issues

This policy note summarises the key challenges in the social protection financing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and presents recommendations for action.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Regional companion report for Latin America and the Caribbean

This regional companion report is intended to complement the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2020–22.

Concept Note: Accessing health benefits under the ESI Scheme: A demand-side perspective

Social security

Accessing medical benefits under ESI Scheme: A demand-side perspective

This study brings together comprehensive primary evidence from four states of India supplemented by an analysis of relevant secondary data, to identify obstacles and incentives faced by beneficiaries in accessing the Employees’ State Insurance...

Policy design for unemployment benefits in Myanmar: The Social Security Law, 2012, and Social Security Rules, 2014

The National Social Security System in Myanmar is regulated by the Social Security Law, 2012 (SSL), which amended the Social Security Act, 1954. The SSL was enacted on 31 August 2012, and came into force on 1 April 2014. In accordance with the...

Social security

Employment termination in Myanmar: Rules and payment on separation

When an employment relationship permanently ends, an employee reserves certain rights and an employer has certain obligations according to labour laws and employment agreements. The worker’s rights often include an advance notification of employment...

Social protection

Viet Nam social security legal reform: An integrated framework

This report reflects on key dimensions of social security law reform in Viet Nam from the perspective of an integrated framework, which are conceptual and normative framework challenges, reflections on an integrated social security system, the...

Concept Note: Panel discussion and report launch: Digital innovations in social health protection for India