Raising Awareness of Social Protection Floors

There has been a growing awareness that the establishment of social protection floors is a key element to reduce poverty and inequalities in Asia and the Pacific region where persistent poverty and growing inequality remains after the two economic crisis. A study indicates that more than 80 percent of workers are engaged in informal economy in the region, thus skills training and employment promotion are also recognized as one of the important aspects to develop social protection floors. In response to this, the Japanese Government and the ILO signed the Framework for Cooperation by ILO/Japan Fund for Building Social Safety Nets in Asia and the Pacific (the “SSN Fund”) on 15 June, 2011. The SSN Fund aims to establish and extend social protection floors in the region through various projects which include, but not limited to, (1) developing social security system, (2) fostering occupation safety and health, (3) providing skills trainings, (4) eradication of child labour and (5) promoting decent work. The SSN Fund also supports livelihood recovery projects in the disaster affected areas to provide immediate relief and preparedness for disasters in the areas, which is one of the unique and strategic components of the SSN Fund as the region remains prone to the natural disasters. The project aims at increasing awareness of social protection floors in the region and the visibility of the SSN funds through publicity tools such as videos.

Project symbol

RAS/16/53/JPN

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/11/2016

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

48592

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

48592

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional

Outcomes

Advocacy for decent work