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Design of a work plan for the elaboration of a general diagnosis of social security in Mexico
- Start activities
- 15-10-2018
- End activities
- 03-04-2020
- Partner Institution
- Organización Nacional de Instituciones Estatales de Seguridad Social (ONIESS)
- Type of Assistance
- Legislative & regulatory framework development
- Code
- 2018-18
- Description
- The Organización Nacional de Instituciones Estatales de Seguridad Social (ONIESS) is a platform that brings together social security agencies from adhering Mexican states. SOCIEUX+ has supported the emergence and formal establishment of ONIESS through various actions (including 2017-17, 2015-24, and 2014-25). The present action supports ONIESS’ initial endeavors as decided by the General Assembly. ONIESS has been provided by experts from Belgium and Spain with two important tools, which are, from one side, the questionnaire for defining the characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of the different State social security systems and, from the other side, a draft proposal for a General Social Security Law. This document is to be conceived not as a ready-to-be-approved proposal of Law, but rather as a tool that allows ONIESS to set up a minimum common denominator defining their social security systems and engage in policy dialogue with the federal authorities over future proposals of reform of the social security system at large.
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Sharing of International Experience for a National PES Reforms
- Start activities
- Jun-18
- End activities
- Jul-18
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
- Type of Assistance
- National events (awareness raising)
- Code
- 2018-13
- Description
- A single-activity action in partnership with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China. Experts from Austria and Sweden shared European and regional models and practices on the work of public employment services as to feed ongoing efforts by Chinese authorities in view to set up a consistent employment policy framework in China.
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Social security for internal migrants and the informal sector [Sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants et formalisation des travailleurs du secteur informel]
- Start activities
- 04/02/2018
- End activities
- 09/02/2018
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
- Type of Assistance
- Individual capacity building (human resources development)
- Code
- 2017-20
- Description
- SOCIEUX+ organized and delivered a training involving staff of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Cameroon regarding the transition to formal work and the social rights to which informal workers should be entitled. Experts from France have displayed international principles and norms and presented indicators that can accompany a policy of formalization.
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Advise on financial regulation of social protection (social insurance)
- Start activities
- Aug-2018
- End activities
- 25-01-2019
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Economy and Finances
- Type of Assistance
- Policy development
- Code
- 2018-04
- Description
- The technical cooperation developed with the Ministry of Economy and Finances of Cambodia has firstly contributed to building the capacity of policymakers and technical staff with regards to the design and set-up of a supervisory mandate over social protection schemes, in view of EU and international best practices and affirmed mechanisms. Furthermore, experts from Bulgaria, Germany, and Lithuania, and the partner, jointly identified concrete options of financial supervision and regulation of Social Protection schemes which are applicable to the Cambodian context.
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The role of a national health insurance institution in ensuring quality of services
- Start activities
- 1-10-2019
- End activities
- 4-10-2019
- Partner Institution
- Ministry of Health
- Type of Assistance
- Legislative & regulatory framework development
- Code
- 2018-11
- Description
- The Action contributed to an increased understanding among relevant stakeholders and the National Health Insurance Board’s (NHIB) staff on the need for having a clearly defined benefit package included in health insurance, on the functions of a health insurance management agencies, and on their role in ensuring quality of healthcare services. Mobilized experts from Estonia, France, Hungary and Italy have also addressed the institutional, administrative and technical aspects required to hand over the management of the formal sector health insurance schemes to the NHIB in line with the national policy and regulations.
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Assessment of local employment policy in Girardota Municipality [Asesoría Profesional en la realización de la política pública de empleo del Municipio de Girardota]
- Start activities
- 18-06-2019
- End activities
- 26-07-2019
- Partner Institution
- Municipality of Girardota - Public Employment Services [Agencia Pública de Gestión y Colocación de Empleo]
- Type of Assistance
- Legislative & regulatory framework development
- Code
- 2017-33
- Description
- SOCIEUX+ partnered with a local authority (the Municipality of Girardota) to provide policy advice for the promotion of decent work opportunities in the local labour market. Spanish experts helped the partner to identify the challenges and bottlenecks faced by the municipal Public Employment Service in promoting decent work. As a result, the municipality of Girardota elaborated and adopted a municipal policy for the promotion of decent work, articulated on a few key areas: enhancing employability through VET, fostering entrepreneurship, socio-labour support to vulnerable groups. In addition, indicators for monitoring and evaluation of the policy were jointly developed.
