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Reforms of the employment insurance system of the Republic of Korea to cope with the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 pandemic that caused massive unemployment has forced countries to review their employment policy and protection system. This paper summarized efforts taken by Republic of Korea in reforming their employment protection system during the...

Africa Regional Social Protection Strategy, 2021-2025

Towards 40 % – a social protection coverage acceleration framework to achieve the SDGs

Diagnosis on informality in targeted intervention areas of the PROSPECTS programme in Uganda

In 2020, the ILO commissioned a study on the informal economy in the forced displacement context in Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess drivers of informality in refugee settlements and host communities in targeted regions of the PROSPECTS...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to refugees and asylum seekers

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...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant workers in an irregular situation

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...

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant domestic 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...

Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families: Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners

This new ILO global Guide provides an overview of policy options and country practices to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families.

Summary Report

2021 Virtual Zambia Social Protection Week Summary Report

The Government of the Republic of Zambia in collaboration with the United Nations in Zambia is, for the fourth time, hosted the Zambia Social Protection Week (ZSPW) under the theme “Responsive Social Protection in a Changing World”. The 2021 Zambia...

Full Report

2021 Virtual Zambia Social Protection Week Full Report

The Government of the Republic of Zambia in collaboration with the United Nations in Zambia is, for the fourth time, hosted the Zambia Social Protection Week (ZSPW) under the theme “Responsive Social Protection in a Changing World”. The 2021 Zambia...

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor China - Issue 8

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.

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

Overview of social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and setbacks in the face of the pandemic - Technical note

The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the gap that persists in the region to achieve comprehensive protection systems, based on a social protection floor which guarantees for universal access to health and economic security over...

Briefing note

Challenges and opportunities around contribution-based social security

The brief provides the summary of findings from a series of a series of consultations with workers, employers, their representative organizations as well as journalists exploring their knowledge, perceptions, and behavioural barriers towards...

100 Years of Public Works in the ILO

This book chronicles the breadth and depth of ILO’s engagement in Public Works Programmes (PWPs) over the last century. It describes the journey, the ideas and the innovations that have emerged in a shifting global economic, social and political...

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19: policy responses in Indonesia (Last updated: 6 October 2021)

Countries, including Indonesia, are taking unprecedented measures to combat the spread of the disease, while ameliorating its pernicious effect on the economy and labour market.

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19 crisis and policy response in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. One year after: labour market and social protection...

Disclaimer 1: Throughout this publication the term Caribbean represents the English- and Dutch-speaking part of the sub region. Disclaimer 2: The information contained in this publication is actualized to the month of October 2021 (15th). By the...

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19: policy responses in Timor-Leste (Last updated: 27 September 2021)

Countries, including Timor-Leste, are taking unprecedented measures to combat the spread of the disease, while ameliorating its pernicious effect on the economy and labour market.

Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All: Report of the first phase 2016 - 2020

Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All: Strategy for the second phase (2021-2025)

Decent work results and effectiveness of ILO operations: Meta-analysis of development cooperation evaluations, 2020-21

This meta-analysis includes all independent project evaluations completed in 2020 and a selection of evaluations from 2021. It examines development effectiveness in the delivery of decent work results, by focusing on relevance, coherence,...

Partnering for decent work

Funding Dialogue for strategic alignment of resources to ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All