UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), General Comment No. 6: The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Older Persons, 8 December 1995, E/1996/22
Legal depository - Year: 1995
Relevant articles Article 26: Article 9 of the Covenant provides generally that States parties “recognize the right of everyone to social security”, without specifying the type or level of protection to be guaranteed. However, the term “social security” implicitly covers all the risks involved in the loss of means...
Read MoreTransition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204)
Legal depository - Year: 2015
This Recommendation recognizes the lack of protection of workers in the informal economy, and provides guidance for improving their protection and facilitating transitions to the formal economy. It also recognizes that decent work deficits – the denial of rights at work, the absence of sufficient opportunities for quality employment,...
Read MoreIndigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
Legal depository - Year: 1989
Convention No.169 is a legally binding international instrument open to ratification, which deals specifically with the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples. Today, it has been ratified by 20 countries. Once it ratifies the Convention, a country has one year to align legislation, policies and programmes to the Convention before it...
Read MoreSocial Security for All: Building social protection floors and comprehensive social security systems. The strategy of the International Labour Organization
Resources - Author: Social Security Department / Year: 2012
This document lays out the social security strategy of the International Labour Organization on the extension of social security. The ILO’s two-dimensional strategy provides clear guidance on the future development of social security in countries at all levels of development. Its horizontal dimension aims at establishing and maintaining social...
Read MoreSocial Security and the Rule of Law: General Survey concerning social security instruments in the light of the 2008 Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization
Resources - Author: ILO / Year: 2011
In March 2009, at its 304th Session, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization decided that the recurrent item on the agenda of the 100th Session (2011) of the International Labour Conference should address the ILO strategic objective of enhancing the coverage and effectiveness of social protection, and...
Read MoreReport of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution), Report III (Part 1A)
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, 1954 (UNHCR)
Legal depository - Year: 1954
Relevant articles Article 24: Labour legislation and social security The Contracting States shall accord to stateless persons lawfully staying in their territory the same treatment as is accorded to nationals in respect of the following matters: a) In so far as such matters are governed by laws or regulations...
Read MoreMedical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)
Legal depository - Year: 1944
Together with Recommendation No. 67 and Recommendation No. 69 is at the origin of the development of social security in ILO instruments and can be considered the blueprint for comprehensive social security systems. Together, they establish a comprehensive system of income security and medical care protection for each of...
Read MoreSADC Code of Social Security
Legal depository - Country: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe / Year: 2007
This instrument provides guidelines on the Southern African Development Community’s approach to social protection. Link to page...
Read MoreEuropean Code of Social Security
Legal depository - Country: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom / Year: 1964
This code provides guidelines the Council of Europe’s member States approach to social security. Link to code...
Read MoreCARICOM Agreement on Social Security
Legal depository - Country: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago /
This instrument provides guidelines on the Caribbean Community’s approach to social protection. Link to agreement...
Read MoreCharter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2000
Legal depository - Year: 2000
Article 34: Social security and social assistance 1. The Union recognises and respects the entitlement to social security benefits and social services providing protection in cases such as maternity, illness, industrial accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of employment, in accordance with the rules laid...
Read MoreThe European Social Charter, 1961
Legal depository - Year: 1961
Article 8: The right of employed women to protection With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to protection, the Contracting Parties undertake: to provide either by paid leave, by adequate social security benefits or by benefits from public funds for women to...
Read MoreASEAN Human Rights Declaration, 2013
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Article 28: Every person has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself or herself and his or her family including: a. The right to adequate and affordable food, freedom from hunger and access to safe and nutritious food; b. The right to clothing; c. The right...
Read MoreThe Arab Charter on Human Rights, 2004
Legal depository - Year: 2004
Article 36: The States parties shall ensure the right of every citizen to social security, including social insurance. Article 40: 2. The States parties shall provide social services free of charge for all persons with disabilities, shall provide the material support needed by those persons, their families or the...
Read MoreAdditional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1988
Legal depository - Year: 1988
Article 9: Right to social security 1. Everyone shall have the right to social security protecting him from the consequences of old age and of disability which prevents him, physically or mentally, from securing the means for a dignified and decent existence. In the event of the death of...
Read MoreAmerican Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Persons, 1948
Legal depository - Year: 1948
Article 16: Every person has the right to social security which will protect him from the consequences of unemployment, old age, and any disabilities arising from causes beyond his control that make it physically or mentally impossible for him to earn a living. Link to declaration...
Read MoreThe African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1981
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951
Legal depository - Year: 1951
Article 24: Labour legislation and social security 1. The Contracting States shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory the same treatment as is accorded to nationals in respect of the following matters; (a) In so far as such matters are governed by laws or regulations or are...
Read MoreConvention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 2006
Legal depository - Year: 2006
Article 28: Adequate standard of living and social protection 1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps...
Read MoreInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families, 1990
Legal depository - Year: 1990
Article 27: 1. With respect to social security, migrant workers and members of their families shall enjoy in the State of employment the same treatment granted to nationals in so far as they fulfil the requirements provided for by the applicable legislation of that State and the applicable...
Read MoreConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 1965
Legal depository - Year: 1965
Article 5: In compliance with the fundamental obligations laid down in article 2 of this Convention, States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to...
Read MoreConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979
Legal depository - Year: 1979
Article 11: 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, in particular: (e) The right to social security, particularly in cases of retirement,...
Read MoreUniversal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948
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Article 22: Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the...
Read MoreIncome Security Recommendation, 1944 (No. 67)
Legal depository - Year: 1944
Recommendations No. 67 and 69 are at the origin of the development of social security in ILO instruments and can be considered the blueprint for comprehensive social security systems. Together, they establish a comprehensive system of income security and medical care protection for each of the nine branches of social...
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