1. ILO Tools and Activities in Asia - an overview Valerie Schmitt, Social Security Specialist, ILO DWT Bangkok Skill Training Workshop to diagnostic the extension of Social Protection and Promoting Employment Phnom Penh, 2-4 Nov 2011

2. 1- Promoting SPF, Staircase, SS Standards 2- Supporting the design of National Social Protection Strategies 3- Diagnostic of the Social Security Situations  Recommendations 4- Calculating how much it would cost 5- Supporting the design and implementation of schemes 6- Building capacities and awareness 7- Developing partnerships: SPF Team, IWGs… ILO Tools and Activities in Asia

3. Promoting the Social Protection Floor and Social Security Staircase At country level 1. At regional level Visit of Mrs Bachelet to Viet Nam UNDG-AP issues brief on social protection UN ESCAP – The promise of protection

4. Promoting ILO Social Security Conventions and Recommendations Promotion of ILO’s flagship Convention 102 1.Minimum level of benefits to be paid 2.Min Percentage of the population to be protected 3.Conditions for entitlement to benefits 4.Duration of benefit ILO Convention 102 provides minimum standards for each contingency 1bis.

5. Promoting ILO Social Security Conventions and Recommendations Preparation of upcoming recommendation on the SPF Questionnaire please submit before 1 Nov 2011 ILC 2011 and the new recommendation on SPF under preparation  Adoption at ILC 2012 In Asia: Cambodia China Indonesia Myanmar 1bis.

6. Supporting the design of National Social Protection Strategies Supporting the design of coherent NSPS and systems based on the Social Security Staircase and the SPF In Cambodia participation in the design of the National Social Protection Strategy –PV under the stewardship of CARD In Thailand the SPF Team supports the development of the UNPAF Action Plan on social protection 2.

7. Diagnostic of the Social Security Situation  Recommendations Assessment based national dialogue i.e. comparative analysis with the SPF framework Comparative analysis with C102 Social protection expenditure review (description of existing provisions) ?? Three main diagnostic tools: 3.

8. Assessment based on SPF WHAT ARE THE SCHEMES? Health care Income security for children Income security for working age Income security for the elderly  NATIONAL DIALOGUE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE: RECOMMENDATIONS  health children working elderly What exist? Gaps Issues Recommen dations HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?  COSTING TOOL CAN WE AFFORD IT?  FISCAL SPACE ANALYSIS  Access the workspaces of the Assessment Based National Dialogue Exercises In Indonesia: http://www.ilo.org/gimi/gess/ShowProjectPage.do?pid=1245http://www.ilo.org/gimi/gess/ShowProjectPage.do?pid=1245 In Thailand: http://www.ilo.org/gimi/gess/ShowProjectPage.do?pid=1285http://www.ilo.org/gimi/gess/ShowProjectPage.do?pid=1285 Diagnostic of the Social Security Situations  Recommendations 3.

9. Comparative analysis of : -Social Security legislations & practice including enforcement mechanisms and collective agreements, -AND: Convention 102  Recommendations on necessary measures to be taken in order to close the gap between Social Security situation and the minimum standards set by Convention 102 Comparative analysis with Convention 102 Diagnostic of the Social Security Situations  Recommendations 3.

10. Social protection expenditure review Diagnostic of the Social Security Situations  Recommendations 3.

11. At a given level of social expenditure (status quo) how much SP can be provided today & tomorrow? If we expand social security (new schemes, higher levels of benefits) how much financial resources will be needed today & tomorrow? RAP protocol Social budgeting Calculating how much it would cost to develop new schemes or expand existing schemes 4. Two main costing tools: Answer two questions:

12. Calculating how much it would cost to develop new schemes or expand existing schemes 4. Four models, costing of benefits, results Population’s projections Projections of Eco. Active population Inflation, Average and Minimum Wages, Poverty Line, GDP… Revenues, Expenditure and Financing Sources Costing of expansion of health schemes, establishment of PWPs, child allowances, etc.

13. Social Protection Floor and adapted mechanisms for the uncovered populations that are not legally covered by existing Social Insurance schemes Development and strengthening of contributory Social Insurance schemes in various branches (Health, Unemployment, Old age and so on) as well as partially contributory schemes for informal economy workers Designing, implementing and evaluating Integrated approaches (SWS, People Service …) Supporting the design and implementation of schemes 5.

14. For the design: Feasibility studies (calculation of benefit packages, organization of the schemes, tools and procedures) Legislation Management information system Training of staff… Once the scheme is in place: Actuarial reviews Review of operations Supporting the design and implementation of schemes 5.

15. Building capacities and awareness Sharing knowledge Films Executive courses, health financing masters, ILO Turin center, technical seminars GESS platform, South-South Exchange, Word Social security report… 6.

16. UN SPF Team in Thailand since March 2010 ; preparation of the UNPAF Action plan on social protection; towards a joint program 2012-2016 Developing partnerships: SPF Teams, IWGs… 7. More information on the SPF Joint Team in Thailand: http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/ShowSpf.do?id=1