Publications and tools
2013
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Cash transfer programmes, poverty reduction and empowerment of women: A comparative analysis
23 December 2013
This comparative analysis aims to help the ILO generate new thinking on ways to improve the impact of cash transfer programmes on women's poverty alleviation and economic empowerment. Key findings relate to selected cash transfer programmes from five countries: Brazil, Chile, India, Mexico and South Africa.
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Multinational enterprises' engagement in extending social security: Examples of practices and challenges
20 December 2013
The present document aims at further analyzing private sector initiatives related to social protection of workers.
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Decent Work Indicators - Concepts and Definitions
18 December 2013
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Towards a Mozambican Social Protection Floor. Consolidating a comprehensive social protection system in Mozambique. Analysis of policy alternatives and costs
02 December 2013
This working paper documents the key elements of the ongoing social protection policy reform in Mozambique and explores the technical and financial arguments underlying the Government’s policy options for the implementation of a national social protection floor in Mozambique.
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Costing essential health-care packages based on the framework of national floors of social protection. An innovative ILO approach for countries with limited availability of reliable data
01 November 2013
Essential health care is frequently provided in countries where resources are scarce and statistical data limited, particularly regarding utilization rates and related health-care costs. Costing the extension of essential health care to achieve universal coverage is thus hindered, which might be considered as an obstacle to progress in this field. This report provides concepts and recommendations for a macro approach to assessing the cost of providing essential health care to a population.
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Addressing employment, labour market and social protection challenges in G20 countries: Key measures since 2010
17 July 2013
The report provides an overview of policies and measures applied, or significantly modified, by G20 countries from 2010 up to early 2013 in seven areas: job creation, labour market policies, social protection, skills development, quality employment, youth employment and women’s economic participation. Prepared by the ILO and OECD for the Meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Moscow, 18–19 July 2013.
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Social protection floors and gender equality. A brief overview
01 July 2013
This document explores some of the linkages between gender inequality and social protection, and assesses the significant contribution that social protection floors can make to promoting gender equality.
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Mapping international social protection statistics and indicators
01 July 2013
This report summarizes a workshop which brought together representatives from various organizations active in social protection.
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Social protection assessment based national dialogue. Towards a nationally defined social protection floor in Thailand
09 May 2013
An exploratory study on the relation between the extension of social security and corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises.
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The extension of social security and the social responsibility of multinational enterprises. An Exploratory study
09 May 2013
An exploratory study on the relation between the extension of social security and corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises.
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South-South Cooperation and Decent Work: Good Practices
28 April 2013
The Good Practices Guide on South-South and Triangular Cooperation is part of the ILO's commitment to the promotion of South-South and triangular cooperation, and is targeted at governments, workers, employers, and civil society to help them learn from initiatives based on southern solutions that have proven effective in promoting decent work. SSTC provides an important mechanism to leverage resources and expertise – in particular by facilitating the transfer of knowledge and experience of the world of work in the Global South. It is necessary to systematize the collection and dissemination of such projects. Knowledge sharing is central to South-South and triangular cooperation, and greater visibility needs to be given to scalable and replicable initiatives through a good practices guide accessible on the web.
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Socially responsible investment, decent work and pension funds. Concepts and international experiences
04 March 2013
This paper aims at reviewing concepts and internationale experiences of Social responsible investment practices, especially among pension funds.
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Older workers. How does ill health affect work and income?
01 January 2013
This article seeks to provide evidence on the fact that older workers constitute a non-homogeneous group concerning health challenges. It analyses the impacts of ill health of those concerned on work and income and argues to remove barriers faced by older workers when accessing labour markets and health care. Finally, it discusses comprehensive policy approaches that have the potential to address the issues faced by older workers.
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Social protection in Cap Vert: Situation and challenges. Social protection expenditure review
01 January 2013
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Mongolia. Report to the Government. Extending old-age pension coverage to herders, the self-employed, informal sector workers and other non-covered working groups
01 January 2013
ILO/TF/Mongolia/R.3
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Swaziland. Report to the Government. Actuarial assessment of the conversion of Swaziland's National Provident Fund to the National Social Insurance Pension Scheme
01 January 2013
ILO/TF/Swaziland/R.4
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Saint Lucia. Report to the Government. Tenth actuarial valuation review of the National Insurance Fund as of 30 June 2010
01 January 2013
ILO/TF/Saint Lucia/R.10
2012
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Social security for all. Building social protection floors and comprehensive social security systems. The strategy of the International Labour Organization
20 December 2012
This document lays out the social security strategy of the International Labour Organization on the extension of social security. The ILO's two-dimensional strategy provides clear guidance on the future development of social security in countries at all levels of development. Its horizontal dimension aims at establishing and maintaining social protection floors as a fundamental element of national social security systems. The vertical dimension aims at pursuing strategies for the extension of social security that progressively ensure higher levels of social security to as many people as possible, guided by ILO social security standards. Together, these two dimensions aim at building comprehensive social security systems in line with national priorities, resources and circumstances.
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The assessment of Social Assistance Scheme in the Kyrgyz Republic: its importnace in relation to employment and poverty alleviation, Upadhyaya, Sh., Ouchi, M. ILO Moscow Working Paper No.1, 2006
01 November 2012
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Methods for estimating the poverty lines: four country case studies
01 November 2012
ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country offi ce for Eastern Europe and Central Asia ; International Labour Organization. – Moscow: ILO, 2012