Building Social Protection Systems: international standards and human rights instruments
Resources - Year: 2017
This compendium contains a selection of the most relevant international instruments that establish the human right to social security and provide guidance for comprehensive social security systems at national level. These include the standards and conclusions adopted by the International Labour Organization (hereinafter referred to as ILO) in the...
Read MoreHIV and Social Protection Assessment Tool
Resources - Year: 2017
The HIV and social protection assessment tool is used for a quick scan of existing social protection programmes and their sensitivity (or lack of) to the HIV response in a given country and location. Additional follow-up and research that engages the different critical actors, including HIV programme managers, social...
Read MoreCivil Society Guide for National Social Protection Floors (SPFs)
Social Protection Assessment-Based National Dialogue: A global guide
Resources - Year: 2015
This guide is a unique resource package that aims to provide the necessary knowledge and expertise for conducting assessment based national dialogue (ABND) exercises, which are the first steps towards the implementation of nationally defined social protection floors. Designed by practitioners for practitioners, it is based on real country...
Read MoreExtending Social Protection to the Rural Economy: Policy guidance notes on decent work in the rural economy
Resources - Year: 2015
Social protection is now recognized as an integral part of the development and anti-poverty agenda in many countries. Among the highest priorities are policies and initiatives aimed at extending social protection to those who are not covered by existing systems – mainly workers in the informal economy and the...
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