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SOCIEUX+ supports countries in their fight against poverty, social exclusion, vulnerability and inequality
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Labour & Employment
We support countries in their efforts with the design and implementation of effective employment strategies and labour market policies, including:
– labour policy and law, active labour market policies, information systems, decent work, workers, informal economy, working conditions, labour relations, labour standards, social dialogue.
– employment policy, security and services, vocational education and training and skills development.
Social protection
We help partner countries to achieve more equitable, inclusive, efficient and sustainable social protection systems, including:
– social insurance: contributory pensions, health, accident, unemployment protection.
– social assistance: cash transfer programmes, income guarantee schemes, old ages benefits, child and disability grants, public works, social services.
Latest from SOCIEUX+
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SOCIEUX+ at the UN Business and Human Rights Forum
On 27 Nov., SOCIEUX+ participated in the United Nations Business and Human Rights Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, speaking as part of the “Inclusion can’t wait” session, organised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the International Disability Alliance, the Office of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the EU-funded Bridging the Gap project. See the agenda and watch the full session here.
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Girardota City Council receives CIPDH-UNESCO Award for its inclusive local policies
The Peace and Social Inclusion Laboratory in Girardota, Colombia, has received the 2019 Construir Igualdad Award from the UNESCO International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH-UNESCO) for promotion of inclusive local public policies in cities with less than 100,000 inhabitants.
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Cambodian delegation visits Finland to study social security system
A delegation from the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Social Protection Council (NSPC) will visit Finland from 21 to 25 October, to learn about the Finnish social security system and interact with institutional counterparts.
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SOCIEUX+ and CISS sign memorandum of understanding
The Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS) and SOCIEUX+ have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly promote international cooperation activities in social protection, with emphasis in the area of social security.
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