Joint Statement of USP2030 and Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights – for FfD4
Tag: social protection (page 1 of 3)
Database on European social protection systems : the newest update
MISSOC releases July 2024 update on social protection systems – European Commission
Case studies on the harm from austerity and means-testing
World Bank, IMF are Missing the Mark on Social Security | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org)
Interesting discussion on the ILO’s recent World Report on Social Protection 2024-26
Social protection is a prerequisite for climate justice – Development Pathways
Questions over ‘universalism’ remain, though
Dialogues on universal social security – Development Pathways
Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition
This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of progress made around the world since 2015 in extending social protection, with a sharp focus on the climate crisis and the need for climate action to transition to a more sustainable world.
Despite the European Pillar of Social Rights, social protection remains patchy for atypical and self-employed workers.
The World Bank Group promotes a model of social protection
via poverty-targeted programmes that are error-strewn and can
cause social unease, and set back progress towards universal
social protection. But a global coalition, led by borrowing govern
ments themselves, is fighting back. This briefing is based on Mat
thew’s book, Beyond the World Bank: The Fight for Universal Social
Protection in the Global South, which explores the Bank’s approach
to social protection.
WBG-Social-protection-Mathew-Greenslade-FINAL-web.pdf (brettonwoodsproject.org)
ILO’s second volume on the history of social protection!
Challenging the misconception that universal social security is only viable in high-income countries, this paper compiles examples of ongoing universal coverage schemes in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on old age, disability, and child benefits.
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