News and features
February 2019
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Russia Ratifies ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention
26 February 2019
On 26 February 2019, the Russian Federation deposited with the ILO the instruments of ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102).
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Countries urged to act on universal social protection
07 February 2019
To end poverty, ensure social protection for all and make good on international commitments made in 2015, countries around the world have been urged at a ministerial-level conference at the International Labour Organization to take five actions towards universal social protection.
October 2018
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Expand social protection to the 4 billion excluded
25 October 2018
More than 100 top government officials, business representatives, trade unionists, development agencies and two UN agency heads have signed a call for action for countries to expand social security and assistance to more than four billion people currently without protection.
September 2018
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© Pascal Böhme 2019
ILO report shows progress on global pension coverage but benefits are low
28 September 2018
ILO calls on member States to ensure adequate pensions for all.
February 2018
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A Report to Develop Social Protection Floors Presented in Bishkek
20 February 2018
An analytical report to develop social protection floors was presented on February 20, 2018 at a round table in Bishkek. The event was dedicated to the World Day of Social Justice initiated by the Kyrgyz Republic.
December 2017
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ILO supports Iraq in developing new social security law
21 December 2017
A tripartite workshop for high-level Iraqi officials was the last in a series of events organized by the ILO to support the Government of Iraq in drafting its new social security law, which, once adopted, will be the first to cover all public and private sector workers in Iraq.
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© Ferry Latief / ILO 2019
ILO launches global appeal for donations to support social protection floors
19 December 2017
For the first time, the International Labour Organization (ILO) makes donations by private households - besides enterprises and foundations - possible.
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© Sharada Prasad CS 2019
Social protection is affordable even in most low-income countries
13 December 2017
ILO releases a number of easy-to-use tools and guides, which show that most countries could afford to provide social protection floors if they chose to.
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Social protection in Timor Leste: The difference dialogue can make in protecting the poor
08 December 2017
Despite being the youngest nation in Asia, Timor-Leste is taking a proactive and coordinated approach to ensure a better life for its citizens with a national Social Protection Strategy for 2017-2030.
November 2017
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© Pierre Holtz / UNICEF 2019
ILO: 4 billion people worldwide are left without social protection
29 November 2017
New ILO report shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all.
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ILO to launch World Social Protection Report 2017-2019
21 November 2017
New ILO flagship report looks at progress in the extension of social protection around the world.
October 2017
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Governments, UN meet to plan for SDG achievement on social protection
25 October 2017
Developing countries and donors have met in Geneva, together with UN agencies, to kick-off a multi-stakeholder partnership for the achievement of social protection targets under the Sustainable Development Goals
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Leading multinationals highlight importance of social protection
24 October 2017
Representatives of more than a dozen multinational enterprises met in Geneva to highlight the importance of investment in social protection floors for growth in emerging markets.
September 2017
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Towards better, improved employment-related social security in Indonesia
08 September 2017
Building greater trust among relevant stakeholders, optimizing benefits adequacy, re-profiling members of social security for workers as well as synchronizing existing regulations were the four recommendations from the joint evaluation seminar conducted by the ILO and the Ministry of Manpower in Jakarta on 7 September.
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Examining two-year implementation of social security for workers in the digitalization era
06 September 2017
Social security system for workers has been implemented for two years in Indonesia. This system covers four schemes managed by the Employment-related Social Security Provider (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) since 1 July 2015: the Work Accident Benefit, Death Benefit, Old-Age Saving Benefit and Pension.
June 2017
April 2017
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Launch of TRANSFORM Social Protection learning package in Tanzania
05 April 2017
The Leadership and Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa was rolled out on 27 March 2017 at the ILO Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
February 2017
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© Matteo Paciotti 2019
More long-term care services for the elderly needed in Central-Eastern Europe
10 February 2017
ILO study highlights shortage of quality long-term services for older people in the region while a significant number of female migrant workers move to Western Europe to fill existing gaps. We asked Kenichi Hirose, co-author of the research with Zofia Czepulis-Rutkowska, to tell us more about these trends.
December 2016
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© A. González Farran / UNAMID 2019
Globally millions of jobs are needed to ensure essential health care
09 December 2016
An estimated 50 million decent jobs are missing to address essential global health requirements, while much of the care in the health economy is done by 57 million unpaid family workers, says new ILO study.
November 2016
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ASEAN’s governments, workers and employers recommend strengthening social protection to build better resilience to disasters
22 November 2016
ILO and ASEAN member States gather in Manila to share their experiences, and learn from countries in other regions on practices using social protection measures to prepare and respond to natural disasters.