Technical support on social protection floors in Honduras

This project aims at improving social protection policies, strategies and laws with a view to implementing a social protection floor in Honduras. In May 2015, the Honduran Congress passed the Social Protection Framework Law. The ILO provided technical support for the formulation of this piece of legislation as a follow up to the country’s ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). The new Framework Law sets the basis for the creation of a universal social protection system that will be implemented gradually. The law, which has also been influenced by the Social Protection Floor Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), covers contributory and non-contributory programmes. Therefore, the institutional changes that need to be implemented in the coming years will affect both social insurance institutions and other institutions and ministries responsible for the non-contributory components of the system. The ILO provides technical assistance for the implementation of the Framework Law through capacity building of the Honduran Institute of Social Security), mainly in terms of extension of the coverage of the contributory component as a fundamental element for facilitating the transition of workers to the formal economy. The ILO is also providing support to strengthen the design and management of the social protection floor in Honduras.

Project symbol

HND/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/12/2019

Total allocation

235209

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

235209

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Honduras

Outcomes

Creating and extending social protection floors