December 2018

Social Protection OUTLOOK - December 2018

 
 
 

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

Publications

Reversing pension privatizations. Rebuilding public pension systems in Eastern Europe and Latin America, ILO, 2018 (book)

Construire des systèmes de protection sociale. Normes internationales et instruments relatifs aux droits humans, BIT, 2018

Global Wage Report, ILO, 2018

Ratification of ILO Convention No. 102 and other social security standards, ILO, 2018

Universal basic income proposals in light of ILO standards: Key issues and global costing, I. Ortiz, C. Behrendt, A. Acuña-Ulate, Q. Nguyen, ILO, 2018

Social protection for older persons: Policy trends and statistics 2017-19, ILO, 2018

The ILO multi-pillar pension model: Building equitable and sustainable pension systems, ILO, 2018

Innovative approaches for ensuring universal social protection for the future of work, C. Behrendt, Q. Nguyen, ILO, 2018

Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work, ILO, 2018

Reversing pension privatization. Rebuilding public pension systems in Eastern European and Latin American countries (2000-18), Working paper, I. Ortiz, F. Duran-Valverde, S. Urban, V. Wodsak, Z. Yu, ILO, 2018

Pension privatization and reversal of pension reforms in Argentina, F. Bertranou, O. Cetrángolo, C. Grushka, L. Casanova, ILO, 2018

Reversing Pension Privatization in Bolivia, C. Mesa-Lago, ILO, 2018

Reversing privatization and re-nationalizing pensions in Hungary, D. Szikra, ILO, 2018

Reversing Pension Privatization in Kazakhstan, E. Maltseva, S. Janenova, ILO, 2018

Reversing pension privatization. The case of Polish pension reform and re-reforms, M. Polakowski, K. Hagemejer, ILO, 2018

The reversal of pension privatization in Ecuador, F. Peña-Jarrín, ILO, 2018

Repeal of the privatization of the pension system in Nicaragua, K. Navarro Medal, ILO, 2018

The reversal of pension privatization in Venezuela, L. E. Diaz, ILO, 2018

Second-pillar pension re-reforms in Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Romania, and Slovakia. Benefit payouts amidst continuing retrenchmen, E. Fulz, K. Hirose, ILO, 2018

Is biometric technology in social protection programmes illegal or arbitrary? An analysis of privacy and data protection, Magdalena Sepulveda, ILO, 2018

Setting out for digital social security, E. Weber, ILO, 2018

Building an adequate U.S. labor and social protection system for the 21st century, S. Polaski, ILO, 2018

From principles to practice: A method for identifying income sufficiency when applying International Legal Standards, S. Reddy, ILO, 2018

Togo: Analyse du système de protection sociale à travers le processus SPPOT. Vers un socle national de protection sociale, OIT, OCDE, EU, Finlande, Programme de l’UE sur les systems de protection sociale, Inter-agency social protection assessments, 2018

France: Coordinating public employment services and social support for vulnerable jobseekers, ILO, 2018

Trinidad and Tobago: Universal pensions and care for elderly people, ILO, 2018

Ukraine: Ratification of ILO’s Convention No. 102, ILO, 2018

Cambodia: Health protection for workers, ILO, 2018

Tajikistan: Guaranteed medical services, ILO, 2018

Botswana: Financing social protection through taxation on natural resources, ILO, 2018

France: Role of the private sector in the development of social protection in the 19th century, ILO, 2018

Trinidad and Tobago: Universal pensions and care for elderly people, ILO, 2018

Ecuador: El caso del Seguro Social Campesino, ILO, 2018

Ukraine: Ratification of ILO’s Convention No. 102, ILO, 2018

France: A simplified scheme for micro-entrepreneurs, ILO, 2018

Toward more inclusive measures of economic well-being: Debates and practices, ILO, 2018

The architecture of digital labour platforms: Policy recommendations on platform design for worker well-being, ILO, 2018

Universal Social Protection Country Cases, ILO, 2018

Social protection for indigenous peoples, ILO, 2018 (also available in French: La protection sociale des peuples autochtones and Spanish: Protección social para los pueblos indígenas)

France: Role of the private sector in the development of social protection in the 19th century, ILO, 2018

World Social Protection Report 2017 - 19 now translated in French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish to monitor SDG 1.3, ILO, 2017

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Data & Tools

Main statistical resources

Pension primer

ILO Social Protection Floors Calculator

Social Protection Monitor 2017 Update

Inter-Agency Social Protection Assessments (ISPAs)

Social protection assessment-based national dialogue. A global guide

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

Legal instruments and the right to social security

Financing social protection

Fiscal space for social protection and the SDGs: Options (also in French and Spanish)

Actuarial practice in social security

 

Training

Executive course on pension policy, 17 - 21 December 2018

Access to social protection for migrant workers, refugees and their families, 25 - 29 March 2019

Ampliación de la protección social en el contexto de las políticas de formalización, 20 - 24 May 2019

 

ILO Flagship Programme on Social Protection Floors

ILO works on social protection in 136 countries in areas such as design/reform of schemes, legal support, actuarial valuations and national social protection strategies with UN country teams. Additionally, the ILO Global Flagship Programme is mobilizing resources to make social protection floors a national reality in 21 target countries. By joining ILO’s Flagship programme you can make a significant contribution to SDG 1.3.

 

Videos

Pension primer: Three video tutorials on administration, design options and reforms of pension systems, ILO

Moçambique. Sistema de Proteção Social, ILO

The ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All. The voice of development partners, ILO

ILO’s Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors, ILO

Práticas na extensão da proteção social ao trabalho doméstico na CPLP, ILO

On your own, extending social protection to workers in the informal economy in Mozambique, ILO

World Social Protection Report 2017-19. Summary, ILO

Extending social protection in Timor-Leste by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Mr. Ramos-Horta, ILO

Timor-Leste: Why is social protection important to you?, ILO

Facilitating access to social protection to migrants and refugees through Law Clinics, ILO

Social protection for all: Protecting the people that build Zambia, ILO

Social protection for rural migrants in China, ILO

Being someone: Basic social protection in Mozambiqu, ILO

Launch of the Global Partnership for universal social protection, ILO

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on universal social protection and the SDGs, ILO

Garantizando el acceso universal a la salud en Perú, ILO

Seguro social campesino en Ecuador, ILO

Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu on Universal Social Protection, ILO

 

News

Pakistan: PM approves social protection framework for vulnerable segments, Pakistan Today (25.11.2018)

Zambia: Social cash transfer project targets 700 000 as ILO calls for scaling up the program, lusakatimes.com (07.11.2018)

UK: Rise in women's state pension age prompts poverty concerns, The Guardian (06.11.2018)

Zimbabwe: Ministry relaxes maternity leave entitlement, Nehanda Radio (05.11.2018)

Malaysia: 13.7 million M'sians do not have any social security protection, New Straits Times (02.10.2018)

Le Togo met le cap sur un socle national de protection sociale, Togo Breaking News (20.09.2018)

Russia pension protests: Police break up opposition rallies, BBC News (09.09.2018)

Philippines: House approves 100-day paid maternity leave on 2nd reading, PTV NEWS MT (28.08.2018)

Uganda: Gov't to increase number of elders getting grants, New Link (20.08.2018)

Ottawa announces $189M to extend employment insurance for seasonal workers, CTV News (20.08.2018)

India: Govt to launch flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme on 25 September, Live mint (15.08.2018)

Argentina: Las jubilaciones subirían 28,4% en el año, pero perderían frente a la inflación, La Nación (09.08.2018)

Greece: Greeks retirees are moving to one of Europe's poorest countries, Bloomberg (08.11.2018)

Germany: Over 260,000 children receiving benefits abroad, DW (08.08.2018)

New Bahraini Health Insurance Law Imposes a Universal Health Insurance Mandate Beginning in 2019, Al Tamimi & CO (05.08.2018)

Azerbaijan: Pension benefit increased, AzerNews (27.07.2018)

Nigerian govt increases maternity leave to four months, Premium Times (06.07.2018)

Kenya: Gov't Releases Sh9.6 Billion monthly stipend for Kenyans aged 70 and above, Mwakilishi (08.06.2018)

France: Fusion des aides sociales - 3,5 millions de ménages subiraient une baisse, selon un rapport, Nouvel Obs (03.08.2018)

Spain’s new government agrees to raise pensions in line with inflation, Reuters (12.06.2018)

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