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ILO report highlights progress and gaps in maternity benefits across ASEAN
New analysis finds expanded maternity protection across the region, while calling for stronger efforts to close coverage gaps and improve benefit adequacy for all women.
News
Regional forum advances universal health coverage and universal social protection in Asia and the Pacific
Peer-to peer exchange shares experiences and helps chart path towards wider and more effective coverage.
Universal health coverage
Maternity benefits in the ASEAN: Progress and Opportunities for Integrated Approaches across Social Protection and Health Systems
Ensuring income security and access to healthcare without hardship during maternity are key elements of maternity protection and essential to support maternal and child health while ensuring that women can effectively engage in the labour force on...
Social protection
Government Licensing and Public Bidding Process Mapping for Social Security Compliance in Lao PDR
In alignment with national policies such as the 9th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2021-2025) and the National Social Protection Strategy of 2020-2025, the Government of Lao PDR prioritizes ensuring that businesses comply with social...
News
ILO-Luxembourg support strengthens social protection coverage extension in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Collaboration with the Lao Social Security Organisation explores inspection, licensing and public bidding reforms to boost registration and protect workers.
Social health protection
Fostering inclusion: Advancing social health protection for persons with disabilities in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and...
This report explores the extent to which persons with disabilities in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam are able to access social health protection.
Social health protection
Building bridges for health: Lao People's Democratic Republic learns from Viet Nam's universal health insurance success
ILO’s study visit strengthens social protection systems in Lao People's Democratic Republic as the country aims to expand and sustain universal health coverage
Social protection
Actuarial work has a direct impact on the public
Reflecting on the tangible effects of actuarial analysis on the public, Shuhada Baharin, Head of Actuarial, Statistics, and Resource Centre in Malaysia, shares insights into the impacts of actuarial work on individuals.
Social protection
Actuarial work is important!
Shuhada Baharin, Head of Actuarial, Statistics and Resource Centre, Malaysia, reflects on the ILO's actuarial training.
Social protection
Great timing
Dessy Minarni Bonita, Policy Analyst for Social Insurance and Pension, at the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, shares how the ILO's workshop provides a platform for exchanging strategies and deepening actuarial analysis in time for Indonesia's civil...
Social protection
Actuarial skills at the forefront!
Actuarial evidence is key for policy recommendations. Daravanh Manivong, Head of Health Insurance Management Division, National Health Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, addressed the vital role of solid actuarial evidence for social...
Social security
Actuarial capacity of social security institutions boosted in Asia and the Pacific
Regional actuarial valuation training builds skills and management capacity for social security institutions in the region to support evidence-based policy making.
Social security
Lao People’s Democratic Republic progresses towards stronger health insurance and social security system
Comprehensive legal review supported by the International Labour Organization and Luxembourg helps inform amendment of legal framework on health insurance and social security with anticipated enactment in mid-2024.
Social protection
Learning new skills for social protection
Rita Oktafitria, from Indonesia is one of six students from across South-East Asia studying a Master’s in Social Health Protection and Primary Health Care Management at Thailand’s Mahidol University with the support of ILO and Luxembourg. Rita...
Social security
Master’s course builds social health protection capacity in Asia
ILO provides fellowships to government officials from Asia to strengthen health protection systems across the region.
Social protection
The Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) is being set up in Burkina Faso
Five decrees implementing on the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) adopted by the Council of Ministers
Indonesia to build resilience to climate shocks with Adaptive Social Protection
The ILO and its partners jointly support Indonesia to explore the potential of social insurance schemes to be integrated in the Adaptive Social Protection system to address climate risk and minimize the impacts of related shocks.
Social insurance and climate change in Indonesia: Implications for Adaptive Social Protection ambitions
Among the wide range of possible roles of social insurance, this report aims to explore the potential of social insurance schemes in addressing climate risk and minimizing the impacts of related shocks in Indonesia.
Social protection
Revision of key health and social protection laws in Lao People’s Democratic Republic progresses
Recommendations made to government with a view for amended laws to be enacted by mid-2024.
Social protection
Building Social Protection Floors for All: Support to the Extension of Social Health Protection in Asia