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Strengthening the Governance of Social Security

Strengthening the Governance of Social Security. The ILO, Decent Work and International Labour Standards. OUTLINE. The mission of the ILO The “new consensus” on social security (2001) Convention 102 on social security minimum standards. Governments. Workers. Employers. SOCIAL JUSTICE .

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Strengthening the Governance of Social Security

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  1. Strengthening the Governance of Social Security The ILO, Decent Work and International Labour Standards

  2. OUTLINE • The mission of the ILO • The “new consensus” on social security (2001) • Convention 102 on social security minimum standards

  3. Governments Workers Employers SOCIAL JUSTICE Standard setting Technical co-operation Information Meetings Research Better conditions of work

  4. decent work is, in the ILO view, the combined result of ensuring rewarding employment for women and men, respect for fundamental rights at work, pursuing social protection for all and strengthening social dialogue

  5. ILO Strategic objectives……. Social Protection Enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all

  6. International Labour Conference 2001 • General discussion on social security • Compromise between workers and employers • The “new consensus” (agree to disagree) • Reaffirm C. 102

  7. Conclusions • Highest priority is extension of coverage • Social partners have a strong role to play in the management of social security • ILO activities should be based on the relevant standards (C. 102)

  8. International Labour Standards • Conventions and Recommendations • Evolution • Scope of coverage

  9. BASIC REQUIREMENTS SET DOWN BY THE CONVENTIONS Any benefit in cash should be a periodical payment provided "throughout the contingency"; the benefit should replace previous income to a certain specified extent; the costs of the benefits and of administration should be borne collectively by way of insurance contributions or taxation; the insurance contributions to be borne by the employees should not exceed 50 per cent of the total cost of the scheme; the State should assume at least general responsibility for the due provision of the benefits and for the proper administration of the institution; representatives of persons protected should participate in the management of a scheme, or at least be associated with it in a consultative capacity.

  10. REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-COMPULSORY SCHEMES The scheme has to be an insurance scheme; the schemes must be supervised by the public authorities or administered in accordance with prescribed standards by joint operation of employers and workers; the schemes must "cover a substantial part of the persons whose earnings do not exceed those of a skilled manual male employee"; the schemes must comply "in conjunction with other forms of protection, where appropriate, with the relevant provision of the Convention".

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