The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched the “World Social protection Report 2014/2015: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice”.
The new report represents a complete source of information on social protection systems, policy trends and social protection statistics. According to the report, for instance, 73 percent of the population is covered partially or not at all by social security. Inadequate or lack of access to social protection represents a serious impediment to economic and social development, and is related to poverty, economic insecurity, inequality or slow growth.
Overall, the report:
- presents a global overview of how social protection systems are organised, their coverage, types of benefits, and public expenditures;
- following a life-cycle approach, presents the current social protection for children and families, women and men of working age and older people;
- analyses trends and recent policies; for example from 2010 onwards, several countries have started contracting public expenditures, mainly adjusting their welfare and pension systems or reforming their healthcare;
- and provides the key elements of national policies to promote human development, political stability and inclusive growth.
The full report is available to download here.
