Resources on social protection

  1. Reducing Vulnerability in Lao People's Democratic Republic

    23 November 2022

    Noudthong Alounthong, ILO National Project Coordinator in Lao PDR, explains how the SOLAR project supports the government and civil society to promote labour rights and improve access to social security and occupational safety and health for coffee and tea workers.

  2. ILO holds a regional advisory committee kick-off meeting toward strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia

    29 August 2022

    The regional advisory committee kick-off meeting of the second phase of the project on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia was held on August 11, 2022.

  3. Brochure on the National Social Protection Strategy of Lao PDR, 2025

    29 June 2022

  4. Call for expression of interest – national consultant for producing a mapping study on the social and solidarity landscape in Laos

    28 June 2022

  5. Policy brief on Simulated impacts on growth and financing of social protection in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    26 June 2022

  6. Final evaluation of the Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia Project

    18 March 2022

    The final evaluation report summarizes key findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations from the “Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia” project.

  7. ILO COOP/SSE holds follow up activities as part of the project on Strengthen Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) policy in Asia

    25 August 2021

    A number of follow-up activities are being held to disseminate key outputs of the project on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia.

  8. ILO/Germany programme to protect garment workers affected by COVID-19

    08 September 2020

    The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is giving €14.5 million to an International Labour Organization (ILO) multi-donor programme to help garment sector workers in seven countries who have been affected by COVID-19.

  9. Extension of social protection to workers in informal employment in the ASEAN region

    31 December 2019

    The report outlines recent trends in informal employment, challenges and opportunities for extending social protection, by different categories of workers and countries. It also documents relevant country experiences and lessons, and proposes recommendations to the regional and national policy debates on the extension of social protection coverage from legal, administrative and financial perspectives.

  10. Concept Note and Agenda

    19 June 2019

    Concept note and agenda for the ILO/ASEAN Seminar on The Future of Social Protection