ILO participates in the European Development Days
During the European Development Days on adressing inequalities, the ILO participated in four lab debates, including a debate on Universal social protection.
Audrey Le Guével, Programme and Operations Officer at ILO-Brussels, took part in a lab debate on “Universal social protection: from poverty to inequality”, jointly organized by Socieux+ and the OECD.
She explained that universal social protection (USP) refers to a set of integrated policies and programmes designed to provide income security and support to all people across the lifecycle, with particular attention to the poor and the vulnerable. “The objective of USP is to provide income support, build resilience to shocks, and enhance productive activities,” she said.
In recent years, many countries have achieved a significant extension of social protection coverage, have expanded the range of benefits and have gradually increased benefit levels and enhanced adequacy. This has contributed to their social and economic development.
The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030) aims at accelerating progress in building universal and sustainable social protection systems, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mauricio Dierckxsens, ILO Employment Policies Specialist, took part in a lab debate on “Inequalities in the labour market: new challenges ahead for the EU and Latin America”, organised by EUROsociAL+. The session focused on inequalities in the labour market of both regions, with a special emphasis on how it affects women and young people.
He underlined that economic growth is not leading to a proportionate poverty reduction in Latin America. “When a higher productivity is not reflected in higher salaries, we pave the way for social inequalities”, he said. He stressed the need for public employment and industrial policies to be inclusive, granting all people the necessary educational tools to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution.
The ILO also participated to a lab debate on “Ethical clothes = decent work: enhancing ethical and informed consumer choices”. The session described how transparent value chains are key to shift from the corporate secrecy about working conditions in overseas factories, and discussed concrete solutions.
Ivo Spauwen, ILO Senior Technical Specialist, presented the Better Work programme, a joint ILO-IFC programme, which aims to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive. He also emphasised the importance of an informed marketplace to promote compliance, worker well-being and enterprise competitiveness.
Andrew Allieu, ILO Social Protection and Labour Market Integration Expert, took part in a lab debate on “Inequalities along the migration journey - following inequalities: temporal and spatial perspectives”, organized by ICMDP. He explained how inequalities affect migrants before and during their journeys, and how institutions can provide effective responses.
“When a person migrates from one developing country to another, securing access to the labour market and social security becomes even more difficult compared to when migrating to developed countries”, he said. Recognizing migrants’ skills and experience is key to promote their integration into the labour market, he concluded.
She explained that universal social protection (USP) refers to a set of integrated policies and programmes designed to provide income security and support to all people across the lifecycle, with particular attention to the poor and the vulnerable. “The objective of USP is to provide income support, build resilience to shocks, and enhance productive activities,” she said.
In recent years, many countries have achieved a significant extension of social protection coverage, have expanded the range of benefits and have gradually increased benefit levels and enhanced adequacy. This has contributed to their social and economic development.
The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030) aims at accelerating progress in building universal and sustainable social protection systems, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mauricio Dierckxsens, ILO Employment Policies Specialist, took part in a lab debate on “Inequalities in the labour market: new challenges ahead for the EU and Latin America”, organised by EUROsociAL+. The session focused on inequalities in the labour market of both regions, with a special emphasis on how it affects women and young people.
He underlined that economic growth is not leading to a proportionate poverty reduction in Latin America. “When a higher productivity is not reflected in higher salaries, we pave the way for social inequalities”, he said. He stressed the need for public employment and industrial policies to be inclusive, granting all people the necessary educational tools to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution.
The ILO also participated to a lab debate on “Ethical clothes = decent work: enhancing ethical and informed consumer choices”. The session described how transparent value chains are key to shift from the corporate secrecy about working conditions in overseas factories, and discussed concrete solutions.
Ivo Spauwen, ILO Senior Technical Specialist, presented the Better Work programme, a joint ILO-IFC programme, which aims to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive. He also emphasised the importance of an informed marketplace to promote compliance, worker well-being and enterprise competitiveness.
Andrew Allieu, ILO Social Protection and Labour Market Integration Expert, took part in a lab debate on “Inequalities along the migration journey - following inequalities: temporal and spatial perspectives”, organized by ICMDP. He explained how inequalities affect migrants before and during their journeys, and how institutions can provide effective responses.
“When a person migrates from one developing country to another, securing access to the labour market and social security becomes even more difficult compared to when migrating to developed countries”, he said. Recognizing migrants’ skills and experience is key to promote their integration into the labour market, he concluded.