Despite the unprecedented worldwide expansion of social protection during the COVID-19 crisis, more than 4 billion people around the world remain entirely unprotected, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report says. It finds that the pandemic response was uneven and insufficient, deepening the gap between countries with high and low income levels and failing to afford the much-needed social protection that all human beings deserve. Social protection includes access to health care and income security, particularly in relation to old age, unemployment, sickness, disability, work injury, maternity or loss of a main income earner, as well as for families with children.
Chapter 1. Social protection at the crossroads: The COVID-19 response and the road to recovery -- Chapter 2. The pre-COVID-19 situation: Some progress made, but significant gaps remain -- Chapter 3. Social protection during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery -- Chapter 4. Strengthening social protection for all throughout the life course -- Chapter 5. Shaping the future of social protection -- Annex 1. Glossary -- Annex 2. Measuring social protection coverage and expenditure -- Annex 3. Minimum requirements in ILO social security standards -- Annex 4. Statistical tables.

315 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-315).

9789220319499
9789220319505 (eISBN)