Result achieved

Linked projects

- Palestinian territories, occupied - A comprehensive social security strategy to enhance coverage to Palestinian women and men is developed in line with international labour standards (country programme 2016-17)
PSE/17/50/KWT - Establishing an Independent Social Security Institution for the Administration of the New Social Security System for Private Sector Workers and their Family Members in Palestine (Ph1)
PSE/16/02/RBS - A comprehensive social security strategy to enhance coverage to Palestinians women and men is developed in line with International labour standards-Phase I and II

Outcome summary

A national diagnostic study and a strategy for the implementation of a national Social Protection Floor (SPF) have been endorsed by the Ministry of Social Development along with the tripartite constituents in December 2017.

Outcome achieved

ILO's contribution to the outcome

The ILO, with RBSA support [PSE/16/02/RBS] and financial resources from the Government of Kuwait [PSE/17/50/KWT], provided extensive assistance to the national diagnostic and endorsement of the strategy for the establishment of a national SPF. The ILO delivered: (a) a mapping of all SPF schemes in the OPT; (b) a costing study based on the ILO Rapid Assessment Protocol; (c) an impact assessment of SPF on poverty, gender and child labour; (d) a fiscal space study on SPF; (e) a seminar to present and discuss the SPF studies; (f) a road map for the implementation of the suggested national SPF; (g) support for the establishment of a task force on SPF data; (h) recommendations for a unified SP data base; and (i) a launching seminar for the SPF study.

٢٠١٧ PSE998 Employment services , Family benefits , Health care , Income security , Employment policy , Financing , Gender , Social health protection , Social dialogue , Children , Women , Disability , Maternity , Employment injury , Old-age , Sickness , Survivors , Unemployment