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Palestinian Territory, Occupied - PSE151
ILO supported deliverables
Results achieved
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In February 2022, the Local Aid Coordination Secretariat (LACS), co-chaired by the Prime Minister's Office of the Palestinian Authority (PMO), adopted a new national coordination mechanism to strengthen efforts aimed at operationalizing the humanitarian...
2022
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A renewed national dialogue to revise and implement the Social Security Law has been launched
2020
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An actuarial valuation of the social insurance schemes for civil servants and security personnel has been approved.
2020
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The Palestinian Authority has put in place a roadmap for a national social protection floor
2019
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The actuarial valuation of the social security schemes for public sector workers was submitted and accepted by the Palestinian Pension Agency (PPA) in 2014.
2015
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The first ever social security law for private sector workers and their family members, based on ILO’s social security Convention and international best practice has been finalized and adopted by tripartite constituents.
2015
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The implementation plan of the new Social Security Administration, including the tripartite Social Security Board, for the new social security system has been adopted by tripartite Palestinian stakeholders in September 2015.
2015
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Employer's and worker's representatives have been consulted throughout the process of developing the implementation plan of the new Social Security Administration. Tripartite stakeholders endorsed the implementation plan.
2015
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The new social security law extends old-age, disability and death pensions as well as maternity and employment injury benefits to Palestinian workers in the private sector and their family members, who were excluded from any social security coverage.
2015
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The social security system seeks to extend oldage, disability and survivors’ pensions, employment injury and maternity benefits to all private sector workers and their family members.
2013
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The new Social security system for private sector workers and their family members adopted by the National Social Security Tripartite Steering Committee in November 2013.
2013
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ILO's policy recommendations provided to the National Social Security Tripartite Steering Committee and capacity of constituents to establish social security schemes was enhanced.
2013