Resources on social finance

  1. Project

    Improving the viability and value of inclusive insurance

    02 August 2023

  2. Instructional material

    How to conduct a PACE client value assessment - analysis worksheet

    01 August 2023

    PACE, the Facility’s client value assessment tool, helps organizations examine their products from the clients’ perspective by comparing the insurance offering with other formal and informal risk management tools. PACE provides a framework to evaluate the value of products and related processes across four dimensions: product, access, cost and experience. It allows practitioners to identify, consolidate, and then prioritize potential changes.

  3. Instructional material

    The ILO’s Impact Insurance capacity building initiative

    01 August 2023

    Despite growing knowledge on inclusive insurance, many insurers and distributors struggle to offer insurance products that are viable for them and valuable for consumers. Recognizing these gaps, the ILO’s Impact Insurance capacity building initiative works at the local, regional and global level to translate knowledge into practical solutions and to develop the skills of providers, distributors and others in offering impact insurance.

  4. News

    ILO Joins World Investment for Development Alliance (WIDA)

    28 July 2023

    In June 2023, the International Labour Organization (ILO) joined the World Investment for Development Alliance (WIDA), a network of organizations from the investment-for-development community launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in May 2022.

  5. Article

    A returnee raised her income and improved her skills

    26 July 2023

    Migrant workers who lack proper information usually end up extending their stay, despite their visas having expired, putting them in danger of being classified as irregular/undocumented migrants. Migrants are even more vulnerable in such situations and face numerous challenges, including labour rights violations, abuses, and exploitation.

  6. © Min. Labour & Employment India 2023

    G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

    ILO calls on G20 for international solidarity to close the global decent work divide

    21 July 2023

    The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' meeting highlighted the need to sustainably finance social protection, to extend social security to more workers, including in the gig and platform economy, and to address the global skills gap.

  7. Article

    Far-reaching reforms in Oman set new benchmark for social protection in the region

    20 July 2023

    An overview of the key features of the ambitious reforms which fundamentally reshape the social protection landscape in Oman.