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1.12 Ensuring incomes and basic social security: Working Out of Poverty

Written by: International Labour Organization

Article Overview: The Declaration of Philadelphia and a number of international labour standards recognize access to an adequate level of social protection as a basic right for all.

1.12 Ensuring incomes and basic social security: Working Out of Poverty

The Declaration of Philadelphia and a number of international labour
standards recognize access to an adequate level of social protection as a basic
right for all. Yet in many countries, reality falls far short of ideals. Less than
10 per cent of the population in the poorest countries have adequate social security protection. This has an enormous impact on people’s lives and on
work itself. We know, for example, that there is a direct connection between
health and productive work. Women, in particular, have little access to
health protection even though they constitute the majority of the world’s
poorest populations. The ILO is testing new approaches to open up access.
One innovative example is through micro-insurance. This is one element of
our integrated strategy to provide social protection based on solidarity.

The importance of universal access to basic health care and primary
and secondary education is well recognized by many developing countries.
For a poor family, securing a basic income, basic health care and school
places for the children is a foundation for participating productively in
society and the economy. Secure families build secure communities and
stable societies.

As a contribution to new thinking about global solidarity, the ILO is
piloting an approach to the extension of social security through a people-topeople
Global Social Trust. People in richer nations could choose to contribute
about 5 euros a month to the Trust. These funds would then be invested
to kick-start basic social protection schemes launched primarily in least developed
countries.

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