Programme of the ILO ASEAN Seminar on the potential of social protection to build disasters’ resilience

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Opening ceremony

• Honourable Silvestre H Bello III, Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippines,
  represented by Undersecretary Ciriaco A Lagunzad III
• Mr Hiroyuki Enoki, Labour Attache, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the Philippines
• Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines

Session 1 - The need and potential for linkages between social protection and disaster management in ASEAN

• Social protection situation in ASEAN
  Ms Celine Peyron Bista, Chief Technical Advisor on Social Protection, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
• ASEAN Frameworks on social protection
  Mr Miguel Musngi, Senior Officer, Poverty Eradication and Gender Division, ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC)
• Disaster Risk Management: Concepts and recent development
  Mr Andrew McElroy, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
• ASEAN Frameworks on disaster management and the need for more disaster-responsive social protection
  Mr Medi Herlianto, Director of Preparedness, National Disaster Management Authority of Indonesia, and Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM)

Open panel: Sharing experiences and discussing avenues and mechanisms for better integrated approach and coordination at ASEAN levels: Comments from Government, Workers and Employers’ representatives

Session 2 – Institutional setup for disaster responsive social protection

• Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management system and its linkage to social protection
  Mr Edwin M Salonga, Chief, Disaster Risk Governance Division, Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Philippines
• Japan’s experience in coordinating disasters management
  Research on Employment and Labour Measures in the Post-Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Process: Summary of findings and lessons
  Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts by Workers’ and Employers’ Organizations in Japan
  Ms Shukuko Koyoma, Expert on Disasters and Employment

Open panel: Discussing mechanisms for improved coordination and more effective response at country level

Session 3 – Building disaster responsive social protection: scaling up existing schemes

• Women and Child-friendly Spaces in the Philippines
  Ms Miramel Laxa, Social Welfare Officer IV, Protective Services Bureau, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippines
• Nepal’s Emergency Top-up Cash Transfer Programme
  Mr Nicholas Mathers, Cash Transfer Specialist, UNICEF Nepal

Session 4 – Exploring the potential to develop disaster-responsive social protection at country level

Group discussions on existing social protection programmes in ASEAN and those with potential to build disasters resilience

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Session 4 (continued) - Exploring the potential to develop disaster-responsive social protection at country level

Discussing existing social protection programmes in ASEAN and those with potential to build disasters resilience

Plenary: Presenting countries’ discussions

Session 5 - Supporting workers and businesses affected by disasters: social security and employment policy

• Thailand’s response to the 2011 floods (through Unemployment Insurance and wage subsidies)
  Ms Rangsima Preechachard, Labour Specialist, Social Security Office, Ministry of Labour, Thailand
• Interventions by the business sectors, mobilizing Corporate Social Responsibilities
  Mr Peter Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, New Zealand

Session 6 – Integrated approach to social protection as a tool for building resilience to disasters

• Philippine Government Integrated livelihood approach
  Ms Ahmma Charisma Satumba, Director, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, the Philippines
• Pakistan Trade Union active involvement in disaster preparedness and minimization of risks for workers
  Dr Sabur Ghayur, Senior Adviser, Pakistan Workers Federation

Session 7 - Towards recommendations to improve the potential of social protection to build disaster resilience in ASEAN

Group discussions
Presentation of the group discussions

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Session 8 – Consideration of the Seminar’s recommendations

Presented by the Drafting Committee
Discussion, finalization and adoption of the draft recommendations indicating key issues arising from plenary and group discussions.

Meeting of the tripartite advisory committee of the ILO/Japan Project on Promoting and building social protection in ASEAN