Archive for the ILO Category

A Joint Statement on the Role of Social Protection in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 2nd April 2020 / Activities, ILO, Statements

CSocD58: The right of all to roofs & floors: Affordable housing and social protection

On 12th February 2020 / Activities, Events, ILO

Report of the interactive, evidence based panel “The right of all to roofs & floors: Affordable housing and social protection” with international experts who explored the latest evidence on the human rights dimensions and interlinkages between the implementation of universal social protection systems, including floors, to combat […]

Partnering for USP and SDG 1.3.

On 29th November 2019 / Activities, Events, ILO, Statements

Dear friends, Thank you very much for this opportunity to contribute to this very last session of the Global Social Protection Week. I am proud as a technical consultant to WIEGO, coalition member, based in the Philippines, to be able to outline for you the role and […]

GCSPF Commitments towards achieving Universal Human Rights-Based Social Protection Systems and Floors

On 26th November 2019 / Activities, Events, ILO, Statements

Our Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors comprises over 100 non State actors, civil society organizations and trade unions. We work towards the implementation of universal, residence and human rights-based social protection systems and floors – in line with human rights instruments, international labour standards, ILO Recommendation […]

Strategy Meeting of the Core Team of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors

On 25th November 2019 / Activities, Events, ILO

The Strategy Meeting of the Core Team of the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors took place on November 24 and 25 during the Global Social Protection Week. The aim of this meeting was to bring together the members of the Core Team in order to share […]

The legal, political, economic and moral imperatives to finance social protection for all

On 10th April 2019 / Activities, Events, ILO, Statements

Read the Executive Summary, pdf version available here. Read the Statement, pdf version available here. 11 April 2019 Executive Summary Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) Download the Executive Summary (pdf version) The first Sustainable Development Goal of the global agenda for development adopted for the […]

100 Years of International Labour Organization, 100 Years of Commitment to Social Security

On 9th April 2019 / Activities, ILO, Member News, Statements

The ILO established the right to social security and today recommends Social Protection Floors. That move is crucial, says Ebenezer Durojaye. To celebrate 100 years of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors launched a statement outlining the path towards universal social […]

Rethinking social dialogue in times of globalization and informalization

On 28th May 2018 / Activities, Events, ILO

Social dialogue includes all types of negotiation, consultation and exchange of information between or among representatives of governments, employers and workers on issues of common interest relating to economic and social policy. Social dialogue gives people a voice and a stake in their societies and workplaces. It […]