21/10/2024 08:35 AM

Rural women are key agents for development. They play a catalytic role towards achievement of transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development. The issue of employment, income and ensure social security for rural women is currently the focus of local authorities on resolving labor and employment policy.

11/10/2024 09:56 AM

Technology is one of the reasons behind the growing disparities within the work force in many countries, with middle-wage earners losing ground. If left unchecked, these disruptions caused by advanced technologies may have enormous consequences for societies. This is enough reason for policymakers to look closely at technological progress: what it means for their countries and how best to intervene.

09/10/2024 10:59 AM

Vietnam’s labor market has improved considerably over the last two decades. To ensure that the recovery in the labor market is sustainable and that secure livelihoods are available for workers and there is a need for sustainable social welfare policies to ensure the recovery of the labor market in Vietnam.

01/10/2024 04:32 PM

Since the turn of the last century, social protection programmes have continued to grow in every region of the world, and their function in stabilizing the economy and protecting vulnerable groups has been repeatedly demonstrated, including during recent global crises. While their benefits are widely accepted, additional investments are still needed to increase coverage of social protection schemes globally, in particular in lower-income countries.

26/09/2024 02:22 PM

A truly inclusive multilateralism must embrace diversity and place solidarity at the heart of international cooperation, the ILO’s Director-General has emphasized.

20/09/2024 09:01 AM

The world of work is changing rapidly, with platform workers, non-standard contracts and self-employment becoming more and more common. This presents a challenge to social security systems to guarantee effective access to all branches of social security for all kinds of workers, without discrimination based on the type of contractual relationship.

10/09/2024 08:00 AM

Social Security provides benefits on a gender-neutral basis. Policies on social security is a powerful tool to reduce poverty and gender inequality. It can mitigate the effects of discrimination against girl children, the risk of unemployment women face when they are pregnant and give birth, and it can provide a safety net against poverty and lack of care for women at old age.

08/09/2024 08:19 AM

The health insurance is more and more important for all people not only in Vietnam but also in the world. Every country builds their own health insurance system suitable with their countries' politics and economic situation. All regulations under Law on health insurance in every countries aims to ensure right and interest for their people.