International Labour Conference 2010
Side Event organized by the ILO Social Security Department on
"The Social Protection Floor Initiative"
Palais des Nations, Room VII, on 16 June 2010
The side explains the the Social Protection Floor (SPF) concept and is informing about recent developments at the global, national and regional levels. Information note
Follow the link to watch the video of the Side Event.
Welcome and Address by the President of the 99th ILC
Mr Gilles de Robien, President of the 99th International Labour Conference
Mr Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Sector, ILO
What is the Social Protection Floor Initiative (SPF-I)?
Mr Michael Cichon, Director, Social Security Department, ILO - See powerpoint presentation
Social Protection Floor success stories
• Argentina: Mr Carlos Alfonso Tomada, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
• Brazil: Mr João Ernesto Aragonés Vianna, Executive Secretary, Ministry of Social Security - See powerpoint presentation (in Portuguese only)
• India: Mr P.C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Labour and Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment - See powerpoint presentation
• South Africa: Mr Membathisi Mdladlana, Minister of Labour
• Tunisia: Mr Naceur El Gharbi, Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Tunisians Abroad
How can countries benefit from the SPF-I?
• Burkina Faso: Mr Amadou Adrien Kone, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Burkina Faso
Comment by Employers’ Representative
Mr Michel Barde, Employer Delegate, Committee Member, Confederation of Swiss Employers (UPS)
Comment by Workers’ Representative
Tbc
General Discussion and Closing
Mr Assane Diop, Executive Director, Social Protection Sector, ILO
SPF general background documents:
- Tripartite meeting of experts on strategies for the extension of social security coverage. Geneva, September 2009 - Website including background reports, summaries of discussions and presentations for download
- Interregional Tripartite Meeting on the future of social security in Arab States. Amman, 6-8 May 2008
- Reunión Regional Tripartita sobre el futuro de la protección social en América Latina. Santiago, Chile, 12 al 14 de diciembre de 2007
SPF Country Briefs:
SPF - South-South Exchange:
Governing Body Documents:
- Report of the Committee on Employment and Social Policy
- Social security standards and the ILO campaign for the extension of social security
- Second Supplementary Report: Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Strategies for the Extension of Social Security Coverage ILO-UN Social Protection Floor Initiative: The role of social security in crisis response and recovery, and beyond
Interviews, newsletters and orther ILO documents
- ILO-UN Social Protection Floor Initiative: The role of social security in crisis response and recovery, and beyond Interview with Michael Cichon, Director of the Social Security Department, ILO
- A Social Protection Floor for All - Partnerships for Decent Work newsletter No. 12 March 2010
© Photos ILO: K. Cassidy, M. Crozet, P. Deloche
