Nov 08, 2011 social protection is the best foundation for development. Programmes like cash transfers including child grants, school meals, skills development and more help connect families with health care, nutritious food and quality education to give all children, no matter what circumstances they are born into, a fair. Mira bierbaum presented the friedrich ebert stiftungs fes social protection floor index spfi, which estimates the gaps in social protection systems in protecting against key risks as well as the amount of. Social protection floor index friedrichebertstiftung. Social protection floors and economic and social rights ohchr. Social protection is the best foundation for development.
A global overview of recent trends in social protection systems and social protection floors sdg 1. The social protection floor and the based national dialogue. In fact the highest level of benefits go to the people who had the best job o. The term social floor or social protection floor has been used to mean a set of basic social rights, services and facilities that a global citizen should enjoy. Social protection floor costing tool, unicef, united nations childrens fund 2010. International standards and human rights instruments international labour office geneva.
Human development is a longterm investment carrying high longterm individual and social. Request pdf definition of the social protection floor this chapter defines the social protection floor and further explores the concept of social protection. Social protection floors for a fair and inclusive globalization. The social protection floors referred to in paragraph 4 should comprise at least the following basic social security guarantees. The purpose of this document is to define a conceptual framework and analytical approach to the social protection floor from a gender perspective, for costa rica, the. Access to social protection coverage in their new country of residence, such as social security and health care, could help reducing the vulnerability of migrant workers and decrease certain costs involved in labour migration. Recognizing that social protection is critical to ensure that no one is left behind, sdg target 1.
Social protection floor for a fair and inclusive globalization. The first addresses the need for all people to have access to competent social protection systems. Social protection floor index global coalition for social protection. Social protection floor index friedrich ebert foundation. Ilo social protection platform social protection floor in. Spfs are a social and economic necessity presently, 80% of the global population is lacking. Organization and involves 17 collaborating agencies, including united nations agencies.
The social protection floor initiative fact sheet 2012 this updated flyer, available in several languages, is designed as a promotional tool for a broad public, to get the social. What are the differences between social protection and. Social transfers are not affordable in low income countries social transfers are an endless unproductive drain on the exchequer social cash transfers fuel inflation social transfers create dependency and laziness social transfers should not give something for nothing. In a world filled with risks, social protection systems help individuals and families especially the poor and vulnerable cope with crises and shocks, find jobs, invest in. The social protection floor initiative is one of the nine united. These guarantees should ensure at a minimum that, over the life cycle, all in need have access to essential health care and basic income security. Presently, 80% of the global population is lacking an adequate set of social guarantees that allows them to deal with lifes risks. It should ensure adequate benefits for children, mothers with newborns, the poor, and the jobless, as well as the. Social protection programs are at the heart of boosting human capital for the worlds most vulnerable. Building a national social protection floor requires states to provide basic income security for persons in active age who are unable to earn sufficient income, including those in the informal economy, who account for an estimated 60 per cent of the labour force in asia and the pacific. Designing social protection frameworks for somaliland. Summary english this report is the result of collaboration between the government of namibia and the ilo. Social protection and sustainable natural resource management. Commissioned by the ilo to take stock of the state of social protection floors in latin america and the caribbean, this policy paper identifies gaps in coverage as well as recent social protection advances in in the region to secure the four guarantees of the social protection floor, and presents possible recommendations for a future extension.
Definition of the social protection floor request pdf. Social protection floor in south africa social protection floor. The social protection floor initiative is based on the premise that, once undone, progress on development goals cannot easily be recovered without considerable reinvestment and political recommitment. The social protection floor spf is the first level of social protection in a national social protection system. Mira bierbaum, cacilie schildberg, michael cichon1. It aligns adbs 2001 social protection strategy with the inclusive growth agenda of strategy 2020. The aim of social protection floors is to extend basic support and protection to all those in need. The authors are listed alphabetically, thus the sequence of names does not reflect the value or. While social protection floors represent states policy commitments, human rights norms translate.
Social protection floors are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees that should ensure, as a minimum that, over the life cycle, all in need have. Social protection, migration and the 2030 agenda for. Social protection floors international trade union confederation. Social protection floors and economic and social rights. Social protection is a global knowledge sharing platform on the extension of social security. Social protection systems help individuals and families, especially the poor and vulnerable, cope with crises and shocks, find jobs, improve productivity, invest in the health and education of their children, and protect the aging population. The role of a social protection floor should be to provide a rightsbased, systemic insurance against poverty for all people at all times. Designing social protection frameworks for somalia ii aknowledgements this report is the product of the efforts and contributions of a great number of people and organisations. Designing social protection frameworks for somaliland final. The floor is based on the idea that everyone should enjoy at least basic income security. Social protection covers, but is not limited to, social welfare and development, social safetynets, social insurance, social assistance, social services, in asean member states. A social protection floor is a policy and a standard consisting of a nationally defined set of basic social security guarantees that should ensure, at a minimum, universal access to essential health care and basic income security. Other targets of the sdgs most prominently target 3.
In parallel, the 2012 ilo recommendation 202 has received strong global political support. The role of social work in social protection systems. Report of the social protection floor advisory group geneva, international labour office, 2011 isbn 9789221253372 print isbn 9789221253389 web pdf photocomposed in switzerland wei printed in switzerland ata. Pdf recently the issue of social protection floor spf has gained a strong momentum at international labour organisation ilo and world health. Monitoring national social protection policy implementation mira bierbaum, annalena oppel, sander tromp, michael cichon1 maastricht graduate school of governance unumerit 1 the paper is the result of a team effort. Social protection floor index implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.
Social protection and sustainable natural resource. Global, regional and country data on coverage, benefits and public expenditure. The multistakeholder social protection systems and floors partnerships for sdg 1. Workspace the social protection floor initiative spfi. Social protection floors are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees that should ensure, as a minimum that, over the life cycle, all in need have access to essential health care and to basic income security which together secure effective access to goods and services defined as necessary at the national level. Implementation of social protection towards progressive realisation in asean member states is the main responsibility of the respective governments based on national legislations, policies, programmes, strategies, standards and guidelines. Ilo, 2017 isbn 9789229437 print isbn 9789229444 web pdf international labour office social security social protection social. There is a risk that the gains of ensuring access to. Social protection floors are nationallydefined sets of basic social security guarantees which secure protection aimed at preventing or alleviating poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion. This report is the result of collaboration between the government of namibia and the ilo. Social protection, migration and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development 3 2 legal coverage varies considerably, but tends to be low social protection programmes differ in two main respects. Social protection is a human right, grounded in the right to social security,2 and enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights 1948.
The current state of social protection for children, for women and men of working age, for people with disabilities, and for older persons. Pdf civil society and the social protection floor wouter. Social protection floors are nationally defined sets of at least four basic social security guarantees that ensure basic income security for all and access to universal essential health care. Chapter one is a foundation chapter that lays an overview of the social protection schemes in africa, focusing on the types, main. Pdf social protection floor for a fair and inclusive. Social protection is a crosscutting issue, hence its. The social protection floor is a set of basic social security rights and transfers, to help promote human rights and support decent living standards worldwide. Following the motion at the ifsw general meeting 2014 calling for an ifsw policy on the role of social work in social protection floor this policy paper comprises two parts.
Social protection floor united nations system chief. Asean declaration on strengthening social protection. The case for universal social protection imf finance. It aims to capitalize on experiences, identify knowledge gaps, create new knowledge and promote innovation. The social protection floor spf is the first level of social protection in a national social. Social protection systems and floors partnerships for sdg. Social protection covers the range of policies and programmes needed to reduce the lifelong consequences of poverty and exclusion. Since south africas transition to democracy in 1994, there have been many accomplishments in the different fields of social security leading towards a universal coverage. Pursuant to the constitution, which guarantees both civil and political rights, as well as social, economic and cultural rights, the government. A social protection floor could consist of two main elements that help to realize respective human rights. This calls for universal protection through nationally defined social protection floors as a fundamental element of comprehensive and adequate social security systems that are based on a set of human rights standards.
In many ways the power of the social protection floor lies in its simplicity. Implementing social protection floors based on national priorities. National social protection systems that are universal in approach. Abstract using smallscale fisheries as an illustrative case, this publication explores how social. Social protection and human rights a resource platform for. The social protection floors recommendation, 2012 no. Social protection could be ensured to migrant workers by states through the establishment of. Rather, it is also a set of measures in the social sphere, which. It is a basic set of social rights derived from human right treaties, including access to essential services such as health, education, housing, water and sanitation, and others, as defined nationally and social transfers, in cash or in kind, to guarantee income security, food. It aligns adbs 2001 social protection strategy with the inclusive growth agenda of. Report of the social protection floor advisory group chaired by michelle bachelet. The global coalition for social protection floors promotes the right of all people residing in a country to social security, regardless of documentation. Ilo social protection platform world social protection.
New report outlines an approach to worker protection and social security that is better adapted to the changing nature of work. Ilo social protection platform social protection floor. Programmes like cash transfers including child grants, school meals, skills development and more help connect families with health care, nutritious food and quality education to give all children, no matter what circumstances they are born into, a fair chance in life. Ilo, 2017 isbn 9789229437 print isbn 9789229444 web pdf international labour office social security social protection social security policy ilo standards 02. Social protection in the form of social grants has, however, been one of the most effective policy interventions in south africa in terms of reducing poverty and vulnerability. A 2015 baseline for monitoring the sdg indicator 1. The vision of the adbs social protection strategy sps is the provision of social protection to all citizens of the asia and pacific region through the development of sustainable, statutory programs with universal coverage to effectively assist. The study was led and authored by gabrielle smith, under contract to development pathways. They should be nationally defined through social dialogue and allow people to live a life in dignity. Social protection as a tool for justice social protection in the region seemed delinked from citizenship rights and distributive justice and geared towards assistance rather than development. Typically social protection is policies and programs designed to lower poverty or some type of human misfortune. Social protection floor access to essential health care for all income security for children income security for working age income security for older persons building a social protection floor therefore amounts to taking a lifecycle approach to social protection.
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