ILO Social Security Standards Ongoing selected activities Global

ILO Social Security Standards Ongoing selected activities Global SP Technical Team Retreat Geneva, 15 -17 March 2017 Kroum Markov (NORMES) Emmanuelle St-Pierre Guilbault (SOCPRO)

Selected standards-related activities 1. Convention No. 102 ratification: update and way forward – Recent ratifiers: States’ obligations and ILO support – From 56 to 60 by 2019: How to meet our commitment re. C 102 and beyond? • • • Identify prospective ratifiers for C. 102 and higher standards and establish a roadmap with field specialist Making use of the outcome of the Standards Initiative, the Standards Review Mechanism (SRM) and the reporting cycle A toolkit in development : your feedback is needed 2. The 2018 General Survey on Recommendation No. 202 – – – Purpose Timeline How can we support the ongoing process and benefit from it

A world of ratifications Ratifying States Ratification “under way” Potential ratifiers

Make full use of the Standards Initiative, the Standards review mechanism and reporting cycle Many of the most ratified SS standards are out of date (3, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 35 to 39, 42) SRM : possibility to recommend their abrogation by the ILC following entry into force of amendment to ILO Constitution GB charged the Office with follow-up work to review whether and how to help countries party to these Conventions migrate towards C 102 and the other up to date SS standards so as to avoid creating gaps in protection Your participation to this process is key with a view to getting a sense as to ratification interest and prospects

A toolkit in development A set of tools to help YOU, practitioners, consultants, national stakeholders as well as international technical and financial partners to: Ø Ø better understand ILO social security standards, their purpose and contents support promotional and ratification efforts mobilise/allocate resources assist countries in meeting their obligations following ratification Comprising advocacy and promotional materials, legal instruments and accompanying explanatory notes as well as practical and technical tools compiled and tailored to accompany each step of the process leading to ratification, including : ü ü ü Briefs on ILO social security standards, why ratify and country experiences in ratifying A compendium of relevant standards, human rights and regional instruments An updated and revamped booklet on standards (Standards for the XXIst century) PPT presentations Empty matrices to enable gaps assessments and preliminary compatibility analysis Examples of zero and first reports Model instrument of ratification Interviews with colleagues having taking part in the process Quotes from tripartite constituents and beneficiaries on the importance of standards and benefits/impact of ratification Generic To. Rs for national and international legal consultants And … ? ? ?

The 2018 General Survey on R. No. 202 What is it? q In a way “Second Part” of the WSPR - if Christina would allow ; q The Report will review the state of implementation and the challenges related to R 202 in law and practice in all member States in view of the principles and content established in the Recommendation q Elaborated on the basis of replies to a questionnaire just sent out this week to all member States q www. ilo. org/r 202 q Prepared by the CEACR and discussed by the ILC for the centenary in 2019

The 2018 General Survey on R. No. 202 Timeline 2017 January-June 2018 Questionnaire sent out to all Member States Replies by 31 December 2017 Compilation of replies and preparation of draft report (by NORMES with inputs from SOCPRO) December 2018 June 2019 Report adopted by CEACR Report discussed and adopted by the ILC

List of countries which have not yet submitted R 202 to Parliament for consideration :

The 2018 General Survey on R. No. 202 How can we help… ü Making constituents aware of this process and its importance for future ILO interventions ü Supporting their efforts to fill the questionnaire ü Link with SSI ü Sharing with NORMES and SOCPRO legal team any relevant and reliable report, assessment, diagnosis, inventory, legislation, data, etc. that can feed into the report.

The 2018 General Survey on R. No. 202 … and benefit The opportunity to contribute to the production of a high quality institutional report by: ü providing a thourough review of where countries are at in implementing SPFs and comprehensive systems ü Showcasing ILO’s work and impact by making sure best practices are highlighted ü mapping challenges and potential areas in ILO action ü identifying priority areas for targeted interventions ü Facilitating resource allocation and mobilization