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Results of the
Recurrent Item
Discussion on
Employment (2010)
and Social Protection
(2011)
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Phnom Penh, 07 November 2011
Helmut Schwarzer
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The Global Employment Agenda
(2006) - Six key policy areas:
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Employment
expansion
Skills,
technology and
employability
Enterprise
development
Labour market
institutions and
policies
Governance,
representation
and advocacy
Social
protection
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Programmatic Reference
Declaration on Social Justice and a Fair
Globalization (2008) and Global Jobs Pact (2009)
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Conclusions related to the Recurrent Discussion
on Employment (2010)
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 Definition of emplyment targets by integrating quantitative and qualitative
employment goals in economic and sectoral policies, foreseeing investments
and expenditures, and its impact evaluation;
 Mechanisms to ensure effective coordination, coherence and commitment
of all ministries in relation to the employment policy formulation;
 Inclusion of employment policies in national development plans,
establishing and improving labour market information systems and
incorporating employment indicators in national budgetary supervision and
evaluation systems.
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Resolution on employment at the
2010 ILC
Institutional
approach
• Integrated and well-designed
policy interventions
• Policy coordination and coherence
• Social dialogue
Policy
approach
• Pro-employment macroeconomic
policies
• Employment targeting
• Pro-employment social protection
systems
• Non discrimination and gender
equality
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Synthesis of the Results of the 110th
International Labour Conference
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Consensus on « Social Security to All » deepened
Consensual Support to the Social Protection Floor and
the Bidimensional Strategy to Extend Coverage
Endorsement of the International ILO Standards on Social
Security (C. 102 and others) and Agenda Setting for a new
Recommendation on the SPF for 2012
Endorsement of the ILO Mandate to Technically Assist the
Member States on Social Protection Policies
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ILC 2011: Strong Consensus on
Social Security to all
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Social security is not only human right, but also
economic and social necessity.
Sustainable social security is key in promoting
productive economic growth with equity.
Social security extension to be promoted by
formalization of economy and introduction of
National Social Protection Floors.
Provision of social security should be based on
entitlements defined by national legislation.
Tripartism and social dialogue are key to
sustainability of social security, in which noncontributory and contributory schemes
complement each other.
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Some Textual Affirmations:
Role of Social
Security
Characteristics
of Social
Security
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• «…key to the promotion of economic and
productive growth with equality »
• «…not only a human right, but a social and
economic need»
• «… search of a fair globalisation with social
justice»
• « Inseparable part of the Decent Work
Agenda »
• « Based on rights fundamented by national
legislation »
• « Tripartism and Social Dialogue are key »
• « Sustainable, composed by contributory
and non-contributory elements »
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The 4 Guarantees – Horizontal
Expansion via Social Protection Floor
Social Assistance,
Contributory or
Universal
Child Benefits
Financially
accessible
and available
All Residents
have Access to
Essential Health
Services
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All Children have
Minimum Income
Security
Resultoriented
concept
Contents to be defined
According to national
Situations
Social Assistance
Or Universal
Benefits
All Aged and
Disabled Persons
have Minimum
Income Security
by means of
Transfers and
Services
All Workers can
benefit from
support if
unemployed or
do not earn
enough to avoid
poverty
Unemployment
Insurance, Public
Works, etc..
Should include the access to essential services: water, education, health...
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National Social Protection Floors:
Focus on national priorities and implementation
National Options
Minimum
Income
Security and
Access to
Essential
Health Care
can be
obtained by a
plurality of
methods
Social
Assistance
Social
Insurance
Universal
Systems
Combination of the
three or
others…
Guarantee National Results
Progressive Implementation of the Social Protection Floor by each
country according to its circumstances and development.
Extension of Social Protection and the
Bidimensional Approach
high
Protection Level
Vertical
dimension:
progressively
ensuring
higher levels
of protection
guided by
C.102 and
higher-level
standards
«Social Security Staircase»: reference for
description and development of social security
coverage at national level…
Voluntary insurance
under government
regulation
Higher
levels min.
C. 102
Social Insurance Beneftis of
Guaranteed Levels
Floor
level
low
Access to essential health and minimum income
security for all
low
individual/household income
high
Horizontal dimension:
Guaranteeing access to essential health
care and minimum income security for all
Several Approaches to Build a Social
Protection Floor...
Vertical
dimension:
progressively
ensuring
higher levels
of protection
guided by
C.102 and
higher-level
standards
Protection Level
high
Voluntary insurance
under government
regulation
Higher
levels - min.
C. 102
Social insurance
Floor
level
low
Social
assistance
low
individual/household income
high
Horizontal dimension:
Guaranteeing access to essential health
care and minimum income security for all
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Several Approaches to Build a Social
Protection Floor...
Vertical
dimension:
progressive
ly ensuring
higher
levels of
protection
guided by
C.102 and
higher-level
standards
Protection Level
high
Voluntary insurance
under government
regulation
Higher
levels min.
C.102
Social insurance
Floor level
low
Social assistance
Universal benefits
low
individual/household income
high
Horizontal dimension:
Guaranteeing access to essential health
care and minimum income security for all
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The message behind… building a
virtuous circle of Social Protection
– Employment - Growth
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More
Investment in
Social
Protection
Higher Levels
of Social
Protection,
More Growth
More Formal
Employment
paying
Taxes
More Health,
Education,
Income
Stability
Higher
Employability
and
Productivity
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Momentum – past and
upcoming events
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2003 - 2008
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2001, the ILC reiterated that social security was a basic human right, and reaffirmed that its extension to
all in need was a fundamental part of the ILO’s mandate and a challenge that needed to be addressed
seriously and urgently by all member States. Accordingly ILO’s Global Campaign on Social Security and
Coverage for all was launched (2003).
•The World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization adopts the idea of a ‘socio economic
floor’ in its report (2004)
•Regional Tripartite Meetings on social protection: Latin America (Santiago – 2007), Arab States
(Amman – 2008), Asia (New Delhi - 2008)
•The ILC adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a fair Globalization (June 2008)
2009
•Adopted
by UN-CEB (Chief Executives Board) as one of the 9 crisis initiative (April)
•OECD DAC (POVNET) endorsed a policy statement on the role of employment and social protection at its
High-level Meeting. Launch of publications on Promoting Pro- Poor Growth: the role of Employment and
Social Protection (Oct)
•SPF adopted by the ILC as part of the Global Job Pact (June)
•SPF Initiative Interagency Meeting => MANUAL for country operations (Oct)
•Tripartite meeting of experts on ‘strategies for the extension of social security coverage’ in Geneva
(Sept)
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Momentum – past and
upcoming events
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UN Economic and Social Council Resolution 2010/12 on Promoting Social Integration
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The EU, Latin America and Caribbean Countries Meeting in Madrid (May)
The Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Hong Kong (June)
Side Event, ILC 2010: "The Social Protection Floor Initiative" in Geneva (June)
Sharing Innovative Experiences on the Social Protection Floor in Turin, Italy (July)
Creation and 1st Meeting of the high level SPF Global Advisory Group (Aug)
Resolution MDG summit in NY (Sept)
ASEM Workshop on the SPF and the Informal Economy in Nice & the ASEM 8 Summit in
Brussels (Sept & Oct)
Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing, China (Oct)
Adoption of ‘The Yaoundé Tripartite Declaration on the Implementation of the SPF’ at the
2nd Africa Decent Work Symposium (Oct)
Global South-South Development Expo 2010 in Geneva (Nov)
The 2nd Inter-Agency Technical Meeting of the UN SPF Initiative in Geneva (Nov)
The 17th ILO Tripartite American Regional Meeting in Santiago (Dec)
Launch of the EU’s European Report on Development 2010/2011 on ‘Social Protection for
Inclusive Development’ (Dec)
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Momentum – past and
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Commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice: Achieving Social Protection for All in NY
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UNESCO Forum/ the third meeting of the Ministers in charge of Social Development South Asia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Feb)
SPF Initiative Interagency Technical Meeting in Turin, Italy (March)
Workshop (Jan) and joint ILO-IMF meeting (March) on quantitative SPF assessments/ benefits
costing in 7 countries
SPF High Level Advisory Group Consultative Workshop (March)
ASEM forum in Hanoi (April)
Inter-agency Show and Tell Meeting on Social protection, German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Bonn (May 2011)
100th session of the ILC – Recurrent discussion on ‘Social security for social justice and a
fair globalization’, report on the strategic objective of social protection (social security) (June
2011)
G20 Summit, 6th Meeting of the G20 heads of government in Cannes, France (Nov 2011)
And more...
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