June 2016

 
 
 

At the time of publishing the Social Protection OUTLOOK the main international issues on social protection are:

Publications

UNDG Eastern and Southern Africa social protection issues brief. A joint UN response to implement social protection floors and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, UNDG, June 2016

Social protection systems in Latin America: An assessment, J. A. Ocampo; N. Gómez-Arteaga, ILO, June 2016

Bolivia: Universal pensions for older persons, ILO, June 2016

China: Social protection community services, ILO, May 2016

Protecting people and the environment. Lessons learnt from Brazil's Bolsa Verde, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, South Africa and 56 other experiences, ILO, May 2016

Social protection for domestic workers. Key policy trends and statistics, ILO, April 2015 (also available in Spanish)

Rwanda: Progress towards Universal Health Coverage, ILO, April 2016

China: Extending health coverage to all, ILO, March 2016

Lesotho. Universal old age pension, ILO, March 2016

Mongolia. Assessment of the social security legislation for the ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), ILO, February 2016

Romania. Builders' Social Fund, ILO, February 2016

South Africa. Extending social protection to children, ILO, February 2016

Mongolia. A one-stop shop for accessible, transparent and efficient public service delivery, ILO, January 2016

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Data & Tools

Main statistical resources

Statistics & indicators of the World Social Protection Report 2014/2015

Social protection assessment based national dialogue: A good practices guide

The ILO/UNICEF Costing and Assessment Tools

Social Protection Floor Initiative: Manual and Strategic Framework for Joint UN Country Operations

Inter-agency social protection assessment (ISPA) tools

Financing social protection

Actuarial practice in social security

News

Zanzibar's pioneering pension scheme, BBC News (01.06.2016)

Ukraine ratifies the major Social Security Convention of the ILO, ILO (06.2016)

Ireland: Pensions timebomb ticks louder: rapid rise in numbers set to depend on state pension, The Irish Times (30.05.2016)

US: The federal insurance fund protecting millions of pensions is running out of cash, The Washington Post (30.05.16)

Brazil's new president Temer unveils austerity measures, DW (24.05.16)

Panamá: Licencia maternal extendida, 'un deber estatal', La Estrella de Panamá (18.05.16)

Tanzania: Compensation to occupational accidents coming, allAfrica (17.05.16)

Nicaragua: Solo 10% de domésticas están aseguradas, elnuevodiario.com (16.05.16)

Ghana: Indigents from six districts registered with NHIS, GraphicOnline (11.05.2016)

UK: Benefit sanctions are now hitting `hardworking' families, The Guardian (11.05.2016)

Sénégal: Les chiffres de la Couverture maladie universelle : Plus de 3 millions d'enfants soignés, 25000 femmes césarisées, Pressafrik (10.05.2016)

Zambia: 750 families get cash transfer, Zambia Daily Mail (04.05.2016)

Colombia: El 64% de los trabajadores colombianos no tiene protección social: Escuela Nacional Sindical, CaracolRadio (01.05.2016)

New Zealand: Parental leave extends to 18 weeks today, but 'the country can afford' more, onenews (05.2016)

Cyprus: Social Insurance Fund 'guaranteed' until 2080, SigmaLive (27.04.16)

Iceland: Health Care Costs Up for 120,000 Icelanders, Iceland Review (25.04.2016)

Croatia to Raise Retirement Age to 67, Total Croacia News (21.04.16)

Vietnam: Citizens benefit from cash transfer plan, Viêt Nam News (20.04.2016)

Argentina: El Gobierno amplía la asignación por hijo y anuncia baja del IVA, Mariano Obarrio, La Nación (16.04.16)

France: Le RSI améliore la protection sociale des indépendants, Le particulier (13.04.2016)

United Arab Emirates: More than 95,000 UAE nationals covered under Saada health insurance, GulfNews.com (12.04.2016)

Cabo Verde introduces unemployment benefit, macauhub.com (05.04.16)

More news

Training

Extensión de la protección social en el contexto de las políticas de formalización, San José, Costa Rica, 1 - 5 Aug 2016

G20 E-Learning on social protection, 05 Sep - 02 Dec 2016

Academy on social security, 19 - 30 Sep 2016

Blog and Videos

Garantizando el acceso universal a la salud en PerúILO

Seguro social campesino en Ecuador, ILO

Social protection for all: What does it take. An interview with Isabel Ortiz, ILO

At the 105th International Labour Conference, representatives from governments, workers and employers talk on social protection, ILO