Resources on social protection

  1. Sectoral impact: COVID-19 puts a spotlight on the resilience of health systems

    27 April 2020

    Due to the nature of their profession, millions of health workers risk their own health doing their daily work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respect for labour rights and decent conditions of work are crucial to give these frontline workers the protection they need for waging the long battle ahead to save lives. Social protection systems are an indispensable part of a coordinated policy response to the unfolding crisis, ensuring that people can effectively access health care while supporting job and income security for those most affected. Countries are taking measures to provide comprehensive and adequate benefits to meet people’s needs.

  2. © Daily Maverick 2024

    To recover from Covid-19, South Africa needs ‘Green New Deal’

    24 April 2020

  3. COVID-19: Social protection responses to the crisis

    24 April 2020

    The importance of ensuring universal access to social protection systems that meet people’s needs. Social protection systems are an indispensable part of a coordinated policy response to the unfolding crisis, ensuring that people can effectively access health care while supporting job and income security for those most affected. Countries are taking measures to provide comprehensive and adequate benefits to meet people’s needs.

  4. © Luis Robayo / AFP 2024

    The COVID-19 crisis: A wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems

    24 April 2020

    Countries with effective health and social protection systems are better prepared to respond to the pandemic.

  5. ILO urges social protection, job retention

    24 April 2020

  6. ILO Welcomes Joint Action To Tackle COVID-19 Threats

    24 April 2020

  7. © Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP 2024

    Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers

    23 April 2020

    More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.

  8. © Jose Luis Pelaez Inc 2024

    Millennials Face Second Age of Underemployment

    23 April 2020

  9. Global impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    23 April 2020

    Presentation of the Director-General on the global impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, presented at the G20 extraordinary Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting (LEMM) (23 April, virtual meeting).

  10. © Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP 2024

    Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers

    23 April 2020

    More needs to be done to protect workers and support businesses, particularly in low and middle income countries, the ILO Director-General has told labour ministers.