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Debunking myths about social protection

How do we finance the social protection we need?

Paraguay has advanced the technical solutions to develop a solid and broad social protection system. However, according to experts, it is important to focus on political solutions, which may mean opening up discussions about tax reform and reach...

Our impact, Their voices

PROSPECTS Partnership joins efforts to increase employability and job opportunities in northern Lebanon

A programme carried out by the ILO in collaboration with the UNHCR and implemented by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), has helped hundreds of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to hone their skills and find jobs amid the country’s multi-level...

ILO Voices | Social and solidarity economy

We lost our precious forest but found a way to survive

Mining and deforestation have destroyed the Orang Asli indigenous peoples’ way of life in Peninsular Malaysia. Maimun is helping to restore her people’s connection to the land through a community organic vegetable farm that is giving them a...

Skills training and financial empowerment: The antidote to child labour in India

The ILO’s MAP16 project adopted a Convergence Model to empower rescued child labour and their families, socially and economically.

Debunking myths about social protection

How can we get a pension?

In Paraguay, people contribute less than 30% of the time they could to a pension system, whether due to being in informal occupations, in unpaid carework, or due to the lack of knowledge of workers and employers about their right to social security....

From the fields to the classroom: Oumou's dreams come true

Social protection

EU visit to a Paksong tea farm

On the occasion of International Tea Day, 19 May 2023, H.E. Ina Marčiulionytė, Head of EU Delegation to Lao People's Democratic Republic visited an organic tea farm in Paksong District, Champasak Province. She was accompanied by H.E. Baykham...

Podcast

When race holds you back in the workplace

Race discrimination in the workplace is a reality for many Black people, despite the existence of a multitude of ‘diversity and inclusion’ initiatives. While overt racism may be a thing of the past, systemic racism, microaggressions and biases mean...

ILO Voices | Diversity and inclusion

I help transgender women claim their rights

Echi is a transgender woman and activist from Indonesia who has faced discrimination and stigmatization for much of her life. She has helped 75 transgender women obtain national identity cards so they can access social protection, including health...

Our impact, their voices

Life experiences help Filipino workers avoid pitfalls of migration

Two women who have survived violence and discrimination help Overseas Filipino Workers and their families through the Migrant Worker Resource Centre.

Social security

Advocating for universal maternity coverage for Vietnamese women

Viet Nam provides generous maternity benefits, yet for many women they remain out of reach. Enhancing access would benefit women, families, businesses and the nation alike.

Urgent reforms are needed to restore adequate coverage by Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund

A study by the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States outlines the results of a first-of-its-kind assessment of the financial situation of Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund.

Debunking myths about social protection

Who is in charge of social protection?

In Paraguay, the ¡Vamos! Social Protection System develops an integral, multidimensional and multicausal approach to social protection that articulates the effort of all the institutions involved in it. It pretends to overcome the fragmentation,...

Moving the needle on social justice

Jennifer Summers, Director at Peaslee Neighbourhood Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

BRMM Success story

COVID-19 impacted returnees' reintegration into the Ethiopian labour market

"The ILO training was an eyeopener. I was able to comprehend the basic needs of a successful start-up".

BRMM Success story

Mitiku's unemployed struggle ended through entrepreneurship

"I am currently providing laundry service from my home and searching for a larger pace to rent and expand my business. I am also planning to hire one more individual to assist me."

BRMM Success story

A returnee raised her income and improved her skills

"After the first day of the ILO training, I decided to work in my own country." Discover the story of Nebiyat Mekonen through this testimonial.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Elizabeth Nzilani Peter – Machakos Cooperative Union

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

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In search of new pathways for social development in a post-crisis world

This article authored by Shahra Razavi, Director of the ILO Social Protection Department, will appear in the forthcoming publication entitled “Global Social Policy at 25: Reflections and Prospects”, which can be found at The Institute of Economics,...

Case story

Cash transfers to returnee migrant workers promote entrepreneurship in Ethiopia