A vision and strategy paper of INSP!R on the right to social protection
Read moreSummary of the world social protection report 2020-2022
Read moreThe representatives of several organizations and international institutions met in a webinar on February 23, 2023, to share goals and with the objective of chieving global social justice for all citizens of the world. Indeed, WSM, INSP!R, WIEGO, RIPESS Intercontinental and IYCW, together with the ILO, members of Civil Society organizations and more than 150 participants from all over the world discussed the ins and outs of the Social and Solidarity Economy — SSE —, which was the subject of a Resolution adopted at the 110th International Labor Conference — ILC — on Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy.
Read morePOLICY BRIEF | This policy brief presents key insights on strengthening social protection governance through civil societyi participation. It summarizes a larger study on the role of civil society in social protection governance1 to inform policy makers, civil society actors, and other actors of Belgium’s international cooperation working on social protection. The brief first discusses how civil society participation can strengthen different dimensions of social protection governance, in different stages of the policy cycle. It then turns to key strategies, opportunities, and challenges for enabling and promoting the contributory roles of civil society towards stronger social protection governance. Both this brief and the larger study depart from the premise that the structural and meaningful participation of civil society in a so-called tripolar governance model can contribute to inclusive, democratic, and effective governance for sustainable development; social protection is a key aspect of sustainable development and therefore a key policy area for exploring the potential value of a tripolar governance model.
Read morePOLICY BRIEF | WSM’s work over the past 50 years demonstrates the critical role that trade unions and other civil society actors can play in advocating for a transformative development model that recognizes the right to universal social protection and decent work as key drivers of resilience, social justice and sustainable development.
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