24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Social protection has become a key element in national strategies for human development, political stability, and inclusive growth to protect most vulnerable people from shocks and stress in the course of their lives. Many countries have by now achieved significant progress in expanding access to social protection. Nevertheless, 55% of the world’s population is still deprived of the benefits associated with social protection.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

The ILO defines persons with disabilities at work as "indi - viduals whose prospects of securing, returning to, retaining and advancing in suitable employ - ment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognized physical, sensory, intellectual or mental impairment"

25/06/2024 01:45 PM

Extending social security coverage to workers in the informal economy is a daunting and formidable challenge. While some countries are making important inroads into this long-standing coverage gap, the continued growing number of workers in the informal economy makes it an even more urgent priority.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Occupation shortage is disparity between supply and demand in the labor market. Before Covid-19 pandemic, many high-income countries faced increased vacancy rates and labour shortages, which persisted into 2023. This analysis examines the dynamics underlying labour market fluctuations in advanced economies, such as cyclical movements, structural shifts and pandemic-induced trends.

24/06/2024 02:40 PM

Social security institutions worldwide encounter formidable obstacles in delivering quality services in an increasingly challenging environment. Challenges include limited resources and infrastructure, with escalating demands, which hinder their ability to provide comprehensive support to their members and overall target population. Overcoming these hurdles necessitates innovative strategies and international cooperation to ensure comprehensive service delivery as well as equitable and sustainable social security provision. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a critical and enabling technology in social security. It can help significantly depressurize resources to focus on specific segments of the population, help gain insights into patterns previously undetected, and in general improve service delivery.

26/05/2023 03:55 PM

Vietnam’s garment-textile sector strives to achieve a total export value of 68-70 billion USD, according to the development strategy for the apparel and footwear industry to 2030, with a vision to 2035.

20/05/2023 02:50 PM

Vietnam welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of this year, an increase of 12.6-fold from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

09/07/2023 09:25 AM

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed on July 3 that Vietnam attaches great importance to cooperation with the United Nations (UN) in general and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in particular.