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Social protection

Thailand social protection diagnostic review: Review of the pension system in Thailand

Thailand's pension system requires a comprehensive reform to prepare for demographic, economic and societal changes over the coming decades. This report provides an extensive analysis of the current retirement provision framework and recommendations...

Thailand social protection diagnostic review: Summary - Review of the pension system in Thailand

A new report prepared by the ILO concludes that the Thai pension system requires a comprehensive reform to prepare for demographic, economic and societal changes over the coming decades.

Thailand Pension Reform: Q&A

PROSPECTS in Uganda - at a glance

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

ILO Brief

Relevance of ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) to Strengthen the Social Security System in China

This Brief provides an overview of the main provisions and minimum requirements found in ILO’s Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). The importance for China ratifying Convention No. 102 is presented in the light of the...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant seasonal agricultural workers

Drawing from the ILO Guide on “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families” developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct...

Briefing note

Strenghtening Social Protection Management Information Systems (MIS): Findings from a Systems Review of the Social Security Fund, Nepal

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is instrumental for all aspects of the mission of social protection institutions. The Social Security Fund (SSF), Nepal, with the support from ILO Country Office, Nepal recently undertook a systems...

ILO Working paper 44

Investing more in universal social protection. Filling the financing gap through domestic resource mobilization and international support...

Large and persistent gaps in social protection coverage, comprehensiveness and adequacy are linked to many barriers, including high levels of informality, institutional fragmentation of the social protection system and significant financing gaps...

ILO Working paper 43

Investing better in universal social protection. Applying international social security standards in social protection policy and financing

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant gaps in the coverage, comprehensiveness and adequacy of social protection systems worldwide. These gaps have jeopardized the health, incomes and jobs of billions of people. Closing these protection gaps,...

Social Protection Spotlight

Complaint and appeals mechanisms: Protecting the right to social security

Access to complaint and appeal mechanisms, as well as effective remedies, is core to any human rights-based social protection system. Every human being has a right to social security and it is up to the state to adopt measures that enable protected...

Selected extracts

Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific

The publication is a selection of country cases from, Extending Social Health Protection: Accelerating progress towards universal Health Protection in Asia and the Pacific. It documents country experiences and lessons learned on the extension of...

ILO Working paper 42

Social policy advice to countries from the International Monetary Fund during the COVID-19 crisis: Continuity and change

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruptions to the global economy and forced policymakers to respond to the newly created challenges. Many policy institutions have therefore had to rethink their established approaches and their usual policy...

ILO’s response to the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work: Evaluative lessons on how to build a better future of work after the...

This synthesis review sheds light on the effectiveness of the ILO’s response to the devastating effects of the pandemic on the world of work through the evaluative lens. It examines key findings and lessons learned to consider for building a better...

Guide for labour inspection in Indonesia’s palm oil sector

This Guide will not only serve as the basis for the effective and more cohesive implementation of labour inspection in the palm oil sector across Indonesia but also become a model for labour and OSH development and inspection in other agriculture...

Social protection

Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific

This regional report documents and analyses country experiences and lessons on the extension of social health protection coverage in the Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a detailed account of progress made, challenges encountered and...

Making universal social protection a reality for people living with, at the risk of, and affected by HIV or Tuberculosis

Ensuring that populations who are living with, at risk of or affected by HIV and/or TB can effectively access prevention, diagnosis and treatment services is crucial. Social protection systems have a pivotal role to play in the coverage of both...

World Social Protection Report 2020–22: Regional Companion Report for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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

Are Social Security agreements between India and EU Member States Valuable and Effective? Implementation and Actual Benefits

With over a decade of SSAs being operational, a study was conducted by ILO in 2020-2021 to investigate the implementation and actual benefits of the social security agreements between India and EU MS.

Report

The ILO Global HIV Discrimination in the World of Work survey

The ILO has joined forces with Gallup to carry out a groundbreaking global survey covering 50 countries that sheds further light on the causes of the persistence of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the world of work.

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Number 25): Policies to protect labour relations and hiring subsidies amid the...

This edition of the Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean report, jointly prepared twice-yearly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) analyses the...