Pensions: progress towards extending social protection reach outlined by ILO
28th September: Tax-financed pensions are proliferating in developing countries, with universal pensions developed in 22, from Argentina to Zanzibar (Tanzania) and a further six achieving near-universality, according to a new...
New evidence on disability benefits will support UN push to include persons with disabilities
New evidence on the extent to which social protection schemes worldwide are disability-inclusive will support a UN push for disability benefits, according to the ILO. Stefan Trömel, a Senior Disability...
Assessing the potential for multi-tiered child benefits in Viet Nam
This report, commissioned by the International Labour Organization, examines the potential for a multi-tiered child benefit to help the Government meet these multiple objectives in Viet Nam.
Assessing the potential for multi-tiered child benefits in Viet Nam – A policy brief
In this report, we examine the potential for a multi-tiered child benefit in Viet Nam.
ILO urges countries to realise the right to social security to respond to the global COVID-19 crisis
"Social protection systems are an indispensable part of a coordinated policy response to the unfolding crisis" highlights the Social Protection Spotlight brief released by the International Labour Organization.
Assessment of the Social Protection System in Georgia: Final report
Development Pathways has supported the ILO, and its partner UN Women, to complete a general assessment of the social protection system in Georgia. The assessment (carried out during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020) was undertaken from a lifecycle perspective and in reference to international experiences, as well as to social security standards and conventions.
The case for universal social protection is more self-evident than ever
Our blogger, Shahra Razavi, is the director of the Social Protection Department at the International Labour Organization (ILO). This blog was originally written for the Social Protection Department at the ILO, you can read the original blog here. The idea that societies can be secure by relying on individualised market-based provision for those who can afford...
The vaccine against poverty, inequality and insecurity needs a stronger prescription
The COVID crisis is an opportunity to make the recognition of the role of social protection more permanent, and there is an almost unique opportunity to achieve this.
Reviewing Vietnam social protection spending to protect and enhance benefits
Development Pathways supported development partners and the Vietnamese Government in its wide-reaching social protection reform process. Continuing this commitment, Development Pathways was commissioned by the ILO to review Vietnam’s social protection expenditures, including...