Resources on social protection

  1. High unemployment rates to worsen despite optimistic economic outlook in Arab States

    20 February 2024

    While many economies in the Arab States region continue their post-pandemic recovery, recovery of the labour market lags behind, requiring concerted efforts to intensify diversification and to create jobs in more resilient sectors, a new ILO report finds.

  2. ILO, UFPCI and PCSM-CI raise awareness of the need for voluntary and well-prepared migration of young footballers in Côte d'Ivoire

    15 February 2024

    The International Labor Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Union des Footballeurs Professionnels de Côte d'Ivoire (UFPCI) and the Plateforme des Centrales Syndicales sur la Migration en Côte d'Ivoire (PCSM-CI), is continuing its campaign to raise awareness among young footballers in Côte d'Ivoire of the importance of voluntary and well-prepared migration.

  3. © Ramasomanana / UNICEF 2024
    1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

    14 February 2024

    Fewer than 1-in-10 children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, education gaps, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality.

  4. ILO joins a regional network meeting on the social and solidarity economy in Asia and the Pacific

    31 January 2024

    The regional conference showcased the landscape of social and solidarity economy actors contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals and strengthened the regional network on the social and solidarity economy in Asia-Pacific region.

  5. ILO Strategy on extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families

    30 January 2024

    All members of society have the right to social security, including migrant workers, refugees, and their families. However, they face numerous legal and practical obstacles in accessing social protection. Based on the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination, well-designed and inclusive social protection systems and international cooperation, are powerful tools to reduce poverty, inequality, social exclusion and achieving sustainable development.

  6. ILO engages with young people for well-prepared migration

    23 January 2024

    The ILO is committed to a campaign among young footballers to raise awareness of the challenges of well-prepared migration in order to prevent the risks of exploitation.

  7. Conducive environment for private sector development in forced displacement contexts

    23 January 2024

  8. Private sector views on engagement in forced displacement contexts

    23 January 2024

  9. Forging win-win situations: Market and intervention strategies of engagement

    23 January 2024

  10. Access to finance in the context of displacement

    23 January 2024