Social protection systems and social protection floors
A social protection system (or social security system) consists of all types of social protection schemes and programmes within a given country. These different schemes and programmes, which can be contributory or non-contributory, should be interlinked and complementary in their objectives and functions. For reasons of effectiveness and efficiency,...
Read MoreThe Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors
Expert commentaries - Date: 25 November 2014 / Author: Yvonne Theemann
In the wake of the International Labour Organization’s adoption of Recommendation 202 in June 2012, the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors was created. But that was not the start of the unique network of today more than 80 NGOs and trade unions of which 16 form the Coalition’s...
Read MoreILO Recommendation 202 is Not a Legal Island: Explicit Links between R. 202, the ICESCR and the UDHR
Expert commentaries - Date: 30 April 2014 / Author: Michael Cichon
ILO Recommendation 202 is not a legal island More than 18 months after the global community (184 national delegations consisting of governments, workers and employer representatives) unanimously accepted ILO Recommendation No. 202 on social protection floors in June 2012 it seems to be one of the most misunderstood documents...
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