1. Governance of social security
Recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of social protection (social security): Social security for social justice and a fair globalization
100th Session of the International Labour Conference, June 2011

2. Governance of social security: Main issues
Main objectives
Ensuring benefit adequacy
Ensuring effectiveness
Enhancing efficiency
Fostering coordination of various actors
Ensuring policy coherence
Importance of institutional frameworks for effective governance
General responsibility of the State
Participation of stakeholders: role of social partners
Social dialogue

3. The role of the State
Ensuring adequate design of benefit scope and range of benefit entitlements
Ensuring proper administration of social security institutions (including inspection) and provision of benefits (direct provision or delegation to parastatal or private sector entities)
General responsibility of the State
Ensuring coherent policy design and implementation
Ensuring effective policy monitoring mechanisms
Coherence of economic and social policies
Ensuring adequate technical capacities and effective monitoring
Ensuring coordination between different government agencies
Effective institutional capacities

4. Participation of stakeholders: The role of social partners
Contribute to enhancing the design, implementation and monitoring of social security policies
Participation in policy design, implementation and monitoring
Contribute to enhancing the governance, monitoring and administration of social security schemes
Participation in governance of social security schemes
Effective participation requires strong partners with adequate capacities and effective institutional frameworks
Effective participation of social partners

5. Effective social dialogue in social security
identify and implement effective response mechanisms during crises
contribute to preparing and implementing major reforms
contribute to determining an appropriate design of benefit systems
contribute to monitoring policies
ensure coherence of economic and social policies
ensure sound governance of labour markets and social security
manage change smoothly
Social dialogue helps ensuring national consensus on social security
social dialogue

6. Guidance for future ILO work on the governance of social security
Knowledge generation and dissemination
Web-based platform GESS (Global Extension of Social Security)
Research and statistics
Social Security Best Protection Guide
Capacity building
Capacity-building for constituents through partnership with ILO-ITC in Turin and a network of universities
Technical advisory services
Policy planning tools
Tailor-made technical advice on specific issues

7. Suggested points for discussion
How can governments, workers and employers contribute to enhancing the design, governance and administration of social security systems?
How can institutional frameworks be improved to support these efforts?