Social protection

International day for older persons

  1. Social protection and long term care for an ageing population

    The number of people over 70 is projected to rise to 10 per cent of the world’s population by 2050. Social protection is key to ensure older people’s well-being, dignity and rights, while also supporting their families. In addition to pensions, it is essential that better access to adequate long-term care is provided to meet older people’s needs.

Highlights

  1. More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection

    The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.

Latest

  1. Social Protection Spotlight

    Extending social protection to the cultural and creative sector

    13 May 2021

  2. ILO working paper 28

    Social Protection in the Cultural and Creative Sector - Country Practices and Innovations

    20 April 2021

  3. Yahoo! News

    ‘If you don’t work you don’t eat’: Where lockdowns have extra sting

    20 April 2020

  4. The Washington Post

    Stirrings of unrest around the world could portend turmoil as economies collapse

    19 April 2020

  5. New York Times

    Layoffs, Closures to Wipe Out 6.7% of Working Hours Worldwide in Second Quarter: ILO

    07 April 2020

  6. Financial Times

    Loss of working hours to equal 195m full-time jobs, UN agency warns

    07 April 2020

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Events and trainings

  1. Side event at the STI Forum

    Transforming education for a human-centred approach to STI and SDGs

    4 May 2022

Standards

  1. Labour standards on social protection

Key resources

  1. Statistics

    World Social Protection Data Dashboards

  2. ILO Global Flagship Programme

    Building social protection floors for all

  3. Concept note

    The World Bank Group and ILO Universal Social Protection Initiative

  4. Report of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group

    Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization

Find out more

  1. Social Protection Department
  2. Social Protection Platform
  3. International Social Security Association (ISSA)
  4. Social Finance Programme
  5. Social Protection and Human Rights

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