2009

1. Report on Proceedings. Tripartite meeting of experts on strategies for the extension of social security coverage

   01 January 2009

   TMESSC/2009

2. Zanzibar. Social protection expenditure and performance review and social budget

   01 January 2009

   ILO/DFID/Zanzibar/R.1

3. Is Latin America retreating from individual retirement accounts?

   01 January 2009

4. Are Old-age Pension System Reforms Moving Away from Individual Retirement Accounts in Latin America

   01 January 2009

   This article reviews two rounds of pension reforms in ten Latin American countries to determine whether they are moving away from individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Although the idea is provocative, the authors conclude that the notion of "moving away from IRAs" is insufficient to characterize the new politics of pension reform.

5. Social Security for All. Investing in social justice and economic development

   01 January 2009

   This paper sets out the policy vision of the ILO that underpins its activities in the context of the Global Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All.

2008

1. Performance indicators of statutory social insurance schemes (draft)

   01 January 2008

2. Asia-Pacific Regional High-level Meeting on socially-inclusive strategies to extend social security coverage. New Delhi, India 19-20 May 2008

   01 January 2008

   This publication, prepared by the Social Security Department of the ILO, is the outcome of the Regional Meeting held in New Delhi.

3. Interregional Tripartite Meeting on the future of social security in Arab States. Amman, 6-8 May 2008

   01 January 2008

   This publication, prepared by the Social Security Department of the ILO, is the outcome of the Interregional Tripartite Meeting on the Future of Social Security in Arab States, held in Amman, Jordan, from 6 to 8 May 2008.

4. Tanzania Mainland: Social Protection Expenditure and Performance Review and Social Budget (Executive Summary)

   01 January 2008

5. Vietnam: Social Health Insurance: Current issues and policy recommandations

   01 January 2008

   This paper aims to provide an overview of the social health insurance scheme in Vietnam, including its historical development and progress, the challenges faced by the scheme and some suggested policy recommendations. Indeed, Vietnam¿s health sector has made remarkable achievements offering a widespread health care delivery network, an increasing number of qualified workers, an expanding national public health programme, etc. In 2006, the total number of people covered reached 30.5 million (about 37% of the population), of whom 11.2 million were poor people. However, at the same time, the sector also has to urgently deal with administrative and financial challenges. This implies addressing issues of labour mobility, widening inequalities, an increase in poverty and the impact of the predicted ageing population trend as well as coping with the necessity to cover workers of the private sector and workers of rural areas, the latter representing 70% of the population. Moreover, currently, most health sector spending is based on government budget and on user fees and so an important task is to reform current payment mechanisms. Besides which, the health system needs to be integrated into comprehensive social and economic policies and strategies.

6. Vietnam:Development of income security

   01 January 2008

7. Thailand: Universal health care coverage trough pluralistic approaches

   01 January 2008

   The document presents the pluralistic approaches that were experimented in Thailand in order to reach universal health care coverage. The Thai health care system has a long history, from a fee with exemption system which was gradually replaced by out-of-pocket payment before finally becoming a prepayment system. This is an entrepreneurial system, with both public and private providers, that has progressed thanks to long term plans, continuous efforts and strong commitment to policy. Finally it has been successful in providing health care coverage using pluralistic approaches and health is now considered as an entitlement for Thai people. However, the Thai government still has to face challenges in terms of efficiency, quality and equity. Indeed, the country will have to deal with the problem of ageing populations and redress the unequal distribution of medical staff within the country between Bangkok and the provinces, among other issues.

8. Lao PDR: Social Security

   01 January 2008

9. Indonesia: Implementation of the national social security law

   01 January 2008

   In 2004, the Indonesian Parliament approved a major legislative achievement providing a basic framework for the development of a national social security and social assistance system. The law stipulates the principles and goals of the National Social Security System supervised by a Council and concerning programmes to cover five major policy areas: health insurance, employment injury, old-age, pensions and death benefits. Employers have the obligation to enrol their employees in the social security schemes and to jointly pay the contributions. Moreover it is stipulated that the Government will provide social assistance to the poor. Consequently this law is supposed to be a major step forward in the development of a comprehensive national social security system in Indonesia. However, so far it has failed to give meaningful impact except for covering the poor. Moreover, the law does not mention the transition measures from the existing segmented schemes to the ultimate system, nor does it mention other points concerning provisions, administration, and coordination. These issues need to be addressed if the system is to be implemented efficiently.

10. India: State Government sponsored Health protection programme (Jharkhand)

    01 January 2008

11. India:State Government sponsored community health insurance scheme (Andhra Pradesh)

    01 January 2008

12. India: Self-Employed women's association insurance scheme (Gujarat)

    01 January 2008

    The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), registered since 2006 as a trade union, has developed an innovative and promising approach. It represents the interests of some one million poor women working in the informal economy, and covers 194,000 people, 80% of them living in Gujarat State. SEWA's aims are to organize women workers to attain full employment security and to make them individually and collectively self-reliant, economically independent and capable of making their own decisions. The risks covered are the following: health, life, accidental death, assets and maternity. SEWA has it own bank and an innovative insurance scheme called VimoSEWA. Currently the insurance plan still has challenges to face such as increasing health benefits, shifting from individual to family enrollment, reducing administrative costs, etc.

13. India: Municipality of Indore Health Insurance Scheme (Madhya Pradesh)

    01 January 2008

14. India: Extension of maternity protection: Initial assessment of Janany Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in Orissa

    01 January 2008

    By examining the practical adaptation of the national JSY maternal and neo-natal health scheme guidelines to the state of Orissa, this case study report provides an insight on the concrete functioning of the centrally-sponsored Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) scheme; a division of the National Rural Health Mission which took effect in April 2005. Orissa had been identified by JSY as one of ten "low performing states" with an institutional delivery rate of below 25%.

15. India: Employer based Health Protection mechanisms - a plurality of arrangements

    01 January 2008