ILO to launch new estimates of universal social protection funding gaps

Tuesday, November 19,2019

GENEVA (ILO News) – A report presenting new estimates of the sums needed to achieve universal social protection in 134 developing countries around the world, will be launched on 26 November 2019 by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The report Measuring financing gaps for achieving SDG target 1.3: Global estimates and strategies for developing countries stresses that spending on coverage needs to increase dramatically to achieve universal coverage of a basic set of social protection measures, including cash transfers to children; maternity benefits for mothers with newborns; disability benefits; and old age social pensions.

The report will be launched during Global Social Protection Week  (25-28 November), at ILO headquarters in Geneva. Experts attending the meeting will agree a roadmap for the future of social protection within the framework of the ILO Centenary Declaration on the Future of Work .

EMBARGO: The report and all associated material will be under strict embargo until Monday 25 November 2019 at 21:00 GMT (22.00 CET). Embargoed copies of the report will be available to recognized media on request from 21 November 2019.

For UNOG-accredited correspondents: There will be an embargoed press briefing on Thursday 21 November 2019 at 14:00 GMT (15.00 CET) in Press Room 1 at the Palais des Nations.

Interviews by print, web or broadcast media can be scheduled via the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org , +4122/799-7912.

Video coverage of the press conference is available, upon request immediately following the event. The ILO TV studio and ISDN line can be booked for broadcasters wishing to interview participants by contacting the Department of Communication/Radio and TV Unit on +4122/799-7935 or multimedia@ilo.org .

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Child labour and human trafficking remain important concerns in global supply chains

New estimates of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains are revealed in a report compiled by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF – members of the Alliance 8.7 partnership on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.

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GENEVA (News) – A new report indicates that a significant share of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains occurs at their lower tiers, in activities such as raw material extraction and agriculture, making due diligence, visibility and traceability challenging.

The report, Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains , provides the first ever estimates of child labour and human trafficking in global supply chains.

Amongst those in child labour, the percentage in global supply chains varies across regions:

• 26 per cent in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia.
• 22 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• 12 per cent in Central and Southern Asia.
• 12 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa.
• 9 per cent in northern Africa and Western Asia.

“The goods and services we buy are composed of inputs from many countries around the world and are processed, assembled, packaged, transported and consumed across borders and markets,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. “This report shows the urgent need for effective action to tackle the violations of core labour rights that are occurring in supply chains.”

The report outlines several key areas in which governments and businesses can do more.

It underscores the critical role of states in addressing gaps in statutory legislation, enforcement, and access to justice (which create space for non-compliance) and in establishing a framework for responsible business conduct. It also examines how governments can lead by example by integrating due diligence considerations into their own activities as procurers of goods and services, owners of enterprises and providers of credit and loans.

Speaking at the Paris Peace Forum, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said, “These findings, based on an OECD methodology that’s been applied in various economic and environmental contexts, underscore the need for governments to scale up and strengthen efforts to ensure that businesses respect human rights in their operations and across supply chains. Creating an enabling environment for responsible business conduct due diligence must be a key action for governments.”

The report also outlines a broader preventive approach focused on root causes, including child and family deprivation, particularly in the upstream and outsourced segments of global supply chains operating in the informal economy, where risks are greatest.

“These results make clear that efforts against human trafficking in global supply chains will be inadequate if they do not extend beyond immediate suppliers to include actors upstream engaged in activities such as raw material extraction and agriculture, and serving as inputs to other industries,” said IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino.

For business, the report underscores the need for a comprehensive, whole-of-supply-chain approach to due diligence.

Due diligence is unique in that it both builds on and adjusts existing business practices while also introducing processes that are still relatively new in the supply chain context, such as processes to provide for remedy along the supply chain. Importantly, effective due diligence for child labour, forced labour and human trafficking is preventative, commensurate with and prioritized in accordance with the severity and likelihood of harm, and forms an integral part of an enterprise’s risk management and decision-making.

The estimates were generated by combining data on the estimated total number of children in child labour with data on trade flows and value chains within countries and across borders. The same exercise was carried out for human trafficking.

Child labour can have lifelong negative consequences on children’s physical, mental and social development, robbing them of a chance to play and learn,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “We need to address the root causes that push children to work, like poverty and violence. We also need concrete solutions to ensure that families have alternative income sources and children have access to quality education and protective services.”

The report was compiled in response to a call by the Group of Twenty (G20) Labour and Employment Ministers to assess violations of core labour rights in global supply chains. It offers a unique interagency perspective on the causes of these human rights violations and on the priorities for governments, businesses and social partners in addressing them. The report was produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) , Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , International Organization for Migration (IOM) , and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) .

The Alliance 8.7  report will be released globally as part of efforts to accelerate action towards the achievement of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which calls on governments around the world to end child labour by 2025 and to put in place effective measures to end forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030.

The corresponding methodology paper will be released shortly.

For more information, please contact:

International Labour Organization (ILO): ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912, newsroom@ilo.org 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Juliet Lawal, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct at +331/4524-9740, Juliet.LAWAL@oecd.org 

International Organization for Migration (IOM): Safa Msehli, Media and Communications Division at +4179/403-5526, smsehli@iom.int 

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): Sohini Roychowdhury at +4122/909-5439, +4179/533-5264, sroychowdhury@unicef.org 

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ILO COMMENDS BUHARI OVER MINIMUM WAGE

The Director General of the International Labour Organization, Mr. Guy Ryder has commended  Nigeria for the labour friendly disposition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

 

Charlse Akpan, Deputy Director Press and Public Relations, ministry of Labour and employment, in a statement said Mr. Ryder in a chat by the sidelines of the 337 session of the Governing Board of the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland over the weekend, told the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige who is also the President of the Government Group of the Governing Board of the organization, that ILO was impressed Nigeria could afford a New Minimum Wage at a time of teething economic challenges 

The remark followed briefing by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comrade Ayuba Wabba to the session on the successful completion of negotiation and implementation of the New Minimum Wage and its Consequential adjustment by the Federal Government. He also informed the organization that labour unions are currently negotiating with other federating units using the template provided by the Federal Government.

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Director General further extoled  Nigeria for the successful hosting of the International Youth Forum last August and thanked the President for re-appointing Sen. Ngige, noting the improved labour administration the nation has been witnessing under him.  

 

 

 

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 The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today assumed office as the President Groupe Gouvernemental (PGE) – President of the Government Group of the Governing Board(GB) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at its 337 session ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

In a statement by Deputy Director press in the Ministry of Labour and employment, Charlse Aakpan said the Minister was handed over the office, domiciled in the ILO’s Headquarters by Nigeria’s Labour Attaché in Geneva, Mr. Aniefiok Essa who has been overlooking it on behalf of the Nigeria Mission since June 2019. 

 

In his address to the Governing Board plenary, Sen. Ngige gave a remarkable push to the agitation for the democratization of the ILO Governing Board, throwing his weight behind the Africa Group position that the democratization process started since 1986 be fast forwarded to assist the Tripartite Working Group established by the 108^thsession of the International Labour Conference in June this year.

 

He said that though the ratification of the democratization amendments has been yielding acceptance among members since it commenced thirty-three years ago, the organization has got unfinished business as regards the democratization of its structures to ensure fair representation of all regions and equity among member states. 

 

“We are however encouraged that the continuous promotion of this ratification is not only a permanent item on our GB agenda whose report is expected from the DG, but also an opportunity to constantly remind our members of the unfinished business of democratization of the Governing body of our organization,” he said. 

 

The Minister further asked the Director General to clarify the ambiguities surrounding the Tripartite Working Group such as the status and source of the powers of the group, its size, who and what qualifies the membership, composition, duration of assignment as well as the terms of reference. 

 

Based on the strength of these questions which obviously threw up new issues, the Director General had to adjourn the session while adjusting its timetable to enable his office to critically examine and provide adequate answers.