Resources on social protection

  1. Shining a light of hope: Occupational safety and health in the informal economy. Hundreds of millions of workers worldwide suffer from work-related diseases and accidents.

    09 July 2008

    The ILO estimates that hundreds of millions of workers worldwide suffer from work-related diseases and accidents, the poorest and the least protected being the worst sufferers. Bringing occupational safety and health to those working and living in the informal economy represents a particular challenge as this report from the slums of Pune in India shows.

  2. Microinsurance and OSH: helping to cope with workplace risks

    02 July 2008

    Work-related accidents and diseases take a grim toll every year. Although prevention can help improve occupational safety and health (OSH), microinsurance can also play a complementary role in coping with workplace risks and provide direct benefits to employers and workers. ILO Online reports.

  3. ILO launches new initiatives in Africa (in French)

    09 June 2008

    The ILO Regional Office for Africa, the Social Security Department and the International Migration Programme launched two new regional initiatives aimed at extending social security coverage to African migrant workers and strengthening the financial governance of social protection systems in Africa. What are the issues at stake and what will be the concrete impact of these initiatives in the field? An insight from Mr. Assane Diop, Executive Director of the Social Protection Sector at the ILO in Geneva.

  4. ILO Asia-Pacific meeting on extending social security opens

    19 May 2008

    The lack of a social security floor, and the social stability it can bring, puts at risk sustainable economic growth and development in Asia-Pacific and may compromise the positive effects of globalization, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO)

  5. Asia-Pacific Countries to discuss extending social security coverage

    14 May 2008

    The International Labour Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is hosting a high level tripartite Asia-Pacific meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage, in New Delhi. The two-day meeting, to be held at Vigyan Bhawan on 19-20 May 2008, will be opened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Government of India, Mr. Oscar Fernandes on Monday 19 May 2008 at 0930 hrs.

  6. Combating Abusive Child Labour II

    01 April 2008

    This project contributes to the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to eliminate child labour, including its worst forms (WFCL).

  7. Report I(B): Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

    12 March 2008

    Freedom of association in practice: Lessons learned

  8. Are there optimal global configurations of labour market flexibility and security? : Tackling the "flexicurity" oxymoron

    25 February 2008

    Employment Working Paper No. 15

  9. ILO calls for new efforts to support people with disabilities in the world of work

    03 December 2007

    Despite significant progress in recent years in improving their livelihoods, new efforts are needed to break down barriers that still prevent millions of people with disabilities from working and contributing to the economic growth of their societies, according to a new ILO report released for the International Day of Disabled Persons.

  10. Resource Guide on Disability in the world of work

    27 November 2007

    Resource Guide on Disability - Webpage