Media advisory
ILO examines how lack of social protection threatens COVID-19 recovery in developing countries
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will release a new briefing note looking at the role of social protection in alleviating the COVID-19 crisis in developing countries and the potentially devastating consequences where such systems are inadequate or lacking.
The brief proposes a number of emergency response and longer-term measures to support recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. These include health care, employment protection and basic income security.
Two separate, shorter briefs are also being published, examining the importance of sickness benefits in the context of COVID-19 recovery.
The briefs include data and examples from a number of countries.
EMBARGO: The policy brief and all associated materials will be under STRICT EMBARGO until Thursday 14 May at 13:00 GMT (15:00 Geneva time).
For UNOG-accredited correspondents an embargoed virtual press briefing will take place on Thursday 14 May from 12:00 to 13:00 GMT (14:00 to 15:00 Geneva time). Login details will be sent to journalists ahead of the briefing.
The briefs will be presented by:
Audio of the briefing will be available to the Palais press corps and registered journalists after the press conference.
For further information and to arrange media interviews please contact the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org.
For broadcast coverage and interviews please contact: multimedia@ilo.org.
The brief proposes a number of emergency response and longer-term measures to support recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. These include health care, employment protection and basic income security.
Two separate, shorter briefs are also being published, examining the importance of sickness benefits in the context of COVID-19 recovery.
The briefs include data and examples from a number of countries.
EMBARGO: The policy brief and all associated materials will be under STRICT EMBARGO until Thursday 14 May at 13:00 GMT (15:00 Geneva time).
For UNOG-accredited correspondents an embargoed virtual press briefing will take place on Thursday 14 May from 12:00 to 13:00 GMT (14:00 to 15:00 Geneva time). Login details will be sent to journalists ahead of the briefing.
The briefs will be presented by:
- Shahra Razavi, Director, Social Protection Department, ILO HQ
- Christina Behrendt, Head, Social Policy Unit, Social Protection Department, ILO HQ
- Nuno Cunha, Senior Technical Specialist on Social Protection, Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
- Rubén Vicente Andrés, Social Protection Programme Manager, ILO, Maputo, Mozambique
- Helmut Schwarzer, Specialist, Social Protection and Economic Development CO-Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
- Divya Verma, Programme Officer, DWT/CO-New Delhi, India
Audio of the briefing will be available to the Palais press corps and registered journalists after the press conference.
For further information and to arrange media interviews please contact the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org.
For broadcast coverage and interviews please contact: multimedia@ilo.org.