Asian Labour Update

Van Thu Ha

Social security has been playing an important role in the socio-economic development plans of Vietnam as well as in the public awareness. It became an important measure for dealing with the price storm and impact of the economic downturn that started from 2008. This article tries to give an overview of the current social security system of Vietnam from the policy perspective and its development trend with a review of the government’s reaction toward the economic downturn. 

J. John

A recent document of the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, access to any form of social protection remains a dream for 80% of the world’s population.¹ Social security in India exists only for 7% of the workers - those who are employed in the so- called formal sector. Why so many in India are denied the benefit of social security and what could be our strategy for ‘Social Security for All’?

Issue No. 72 July - September 2009

By Cecile Tuico

The Philippines is once again in the limelight of international human and labour rights community and advocates as the International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted its high-level mission from 22 to 29 September 2009, based on complaints of violation of one of its fundamental conventions: No. 87, or the convention on freedom of association and protection of the right to organize.

Issue No. 72 July - September 2009

Anoop Sukumaran