Fact sheets
2021
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Reaching the most vulnerable in the social protection response to the COVID-19 crises in Mozambique: Opportunities and Challenges
08 February 2021
The Government of Mozambique is responding to the negative socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19 by expanding its social protection system, prioritizing the population who are most vulnerable to the crisis: those living in urban, peri-urban and border areas. With the support of development partners, this approach is ensuring a rapid, innovative and coordinated political response.
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Towards solid social protection floors? The role of non-contributory provision during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
21 January 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has emphasized the importance of guaranteeing access to at least essential health care and to basic income security for all over the life cycle, as stipulated in the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202).
2020
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December 2020 edition of the newsletter
21 December 2020
As we bid farewell to 2020, we would like to share with you some of the interesting articles that covers the last quarter of 2020. Please enjoy reading! And welcome 2021.
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Skills for the Renewable Energy Sector (SkiDRES) Project Report
11 November 2020
The International Labour Organization (ILO), with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), has collaborated with the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) to implement a project titled: Skills Development for Renewable Energy Sector (SkiDRES). The project objective is to bridge the skills gap in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) sub-sectors in Zambia and more generally in the SADC region. As a pilot intervention, the SkiDRES project was developed to test and validate the viability of a Pubic Private Development Partnership (PPDP) approach in the skills for REEE subsectors.
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 2
31 October 2020
Mining Industries
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 1
31 October 2020
Workplace Sector Specific Risk Assessment
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Independent Community Monitoring - Report 2019
16 October 2020
Performed by Mozambican Civil Society Platform for Social Protection (PSCM-PS) with ILO technical and financial support, launched on 16th October during theSocial Protection Week 2020. This report brings evidences emerging from the field around Social Protection beneficaries' perceptions on PSSB -the main social protection programme in Mozambique - implementation, aiming at enhancing the debate around ways to improve PSSB performance and service delivery
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The role of social dialogue in formulating social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis
07 October 2020
Social dialogue is not only essential for informing social protection preparedness prior to shocks, but also for formulating immediate responses in crisis contexts when there is a high risk of social conflict. Social dialogue should be pursued on a continuous basis as countries address the various phases of crises and tackle the particular challenges arising in the medium and long terms.
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 6
30 September 2020
Clinical Occupational Health
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 5
30 September 2020
Food and Retail Sector
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 4
30 September 2020
Education Sector
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African Union COVID-19 / Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines Series Volume 3
30 September 2020
Health and Wellness of Health Workers
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Brief on Financing gaps in social protection
17 September 2020
Global estimates and strategies for developing countries in light of the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
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Unemployment protection in the COVID-19 crisis. Country responses and policy considerations
04 September 2020
Income security is essential to mitigate the sudden and drastic impacts on employment of the lockdowns imposed to slow the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extending social protection to informal workers in the COVID-19 crisis. Country responses and policy considerations
04 September 2020
The COVID-19 crisis and its economic and social impacts are particularly harsh for workers in the informal economy and their families. Almost 1.6 billion informal workers are affected by the lockdown and containment measures and/or are working in the hardest-hit sectors.
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INAS M&E Plan
11 August 2020
"INAS M&E Plan: Plano de Monitoria e Avaliacao dos Programas de Seguranca Social Basica --- Documento de Orientacao para execucao de monitoria e avaliacao dos Programas de Seguranca Social Basica, September 2020" - designed with ILO support and launched during the INAS' National Planning Meeting (28 September-2 October 2020).
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Rapid Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the informal economy in Mozambique
11 August 2020
This Rapid Assessment performed by ILO and based on a survey done with informal ecomomy workers' associations, recently launched in an event attended by ILO constituents and social partners, analyses main impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the informal economy in Mozambique, and bring recommendations to mitigate the negative socioeconomic impacts of COVID on workers in the informal economy in Mozambique"
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August 2020 Edition of the Quarterly Newsletter
11 August 2020
The August 2020 Edition of our quarterly newsletter brings forth interesting articles amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This edition predominantly features articles on how the Country Office – Lusaka in three locations (Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique) has responded to cushion the impact of the pandemic on governments, employers and workers. Importantly, the edition gives the perspective of the ILO’s response to the pandemic through various measures being put in place to mitigate job losses and the negative impact COVID-19 has had on people’s livelihoods across the globe. It is a well-known fact that the pandemic is far from over. It is even accelerating and spreading in some of the regions.
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Mauritania project newsletter: volume 1 (in French)
02 March 2020
A selection of articles that describes recent activities on employment promotion in Mauritania (in French)
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Social protection systems for all to prevent homelessness and facilitate access to adequate housing
20 February 2020
The role of social protection systems in reducing poverty and inequality, preventing homelessness, and facilitating access to adequate housing.