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. ILO Brief

    Relevance of ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) to Strengthen the Social Security System in China

    07 February 2022

  2. Briefing note

    Nine Business Practices for Improving Safety and Health Through Supply Chains and Building a Culture of Prevention and Protection

    01 October 2021

  3. Briefing note

    Research brief 3: Social Security of Platform Workers in China: findings and recommendations from two studies (2018-2019)

    04 February 2021

  4. Briefing note

    Research brief 2: Institutional constraints for the extension of social insurance coverage to informal economy workers in China

    20 November 2020

  5. COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

    ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 6th edition

    23 September 2020

  6. Briefing note

    Research brief 1: Beyond the goal of eradicating absolute poverty in China: Relative poverty indicators and social security policies

    31 July 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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