Resources on social protection

  1. Philippines joins the Global Accelerator aiming to expand jobs and social protection

    27 March 2024

    To address challenges and channel investments, the Philippines becomes a pathfinder country of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, a joint high impact initiative of the United Nations to create decent work and extend social protection for sustainable development.

  2. Second Phase of PROSPECTS Launched in Ethiopia, Empowering Refugees, IDPs and Host Communities

    21 March 2024

  3. Norwegian Ambassador visits Jordanian NGO to witness the positive impact of Estidama++ program on workers and employers

    20 March 2024

    Estidama++ supports SMEs in Jordan to strengthen access to social protection rights

  4. Impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    18 March 2024

  5. Bahrain takes leap forward in enhancing end-of-service rights for migrant workers

    14 March 2024

    A new provident fund for end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers is established in the Social Insurance Organization as part of GCC-wide reforms to reform social protection systems in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. Strategy on the Extension of Social Protection Coverage to Workers in the Informal and Rural Economy in Kenya

    13 March 2024

  7. Beyond crisis: Driving gender equality and empowerment for women and girls of all ages through social protection

  8. EU-ILO join forces to strengthen Agroforestry Value Chains in Timor-Leste

    08 March 2024

    The European Union, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), facilitated a multi-stakeholder workshop on agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste, under the EU’s Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project.

  9. © Asian Development Bank 2024

    New ILO policy brief calls for domestic workers to be included in care policies to ensure their rights at work

    08 March 2024

    Domestic workers play an integral and increasing role in care provision but lack access to labour rights and social protection. Governments and social partners need to act.

  10. © Jared J. Kohler / ILO 2024

    Investing in care policies can create millions of jobs in MENA, new ILO report finds

    07 March 2024

    Marking International Women’s Day, the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) launched a pivotal report on the labour market impact of investing in the care economy in the Middle East and North Africa.