I. Background

The International Labour Organization (ILO) officially launched its “World Social Protection Report 2024–2026: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition” globally on September 12, 2024. Alongside the global report, the ILO also published the “Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific” on September 30, 2024.

The companion report comes at a critical time, as Asia and the Pacific faces the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of climate change, and persistent challenges associated with informality and demographic change. The report shows positive developments in social protection coverage in the region. However, disparities in progress and financial sustainability, together with the need to address the impacts of climate change, highlight the need for comprehensive improvements to social protection systems. Against this backdrop, National Economics University (NEU), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is organizing a presentation of the “World Social Protection Report 2024–2026.”

II. Objectives and Content

The presentation aims to disseminate the key messages of the World Social Protection Report 2024–2026, as well as the content of the Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific, to a wide range of stakeholders in Vietnam, including Party bodies, the National Assembly, the Government, social organizations, workers’ and employers’ organizations, development partners, United Nations agencies, universities, research institutes, localities, businesses, and media organizations.

To achieve this objective, the presentation will focus on the following topics:

– Social protection and international labor standards—global trends;

– Social protection in Asia and the Pacific;

– Social protection in Vietnam: challenges and policy options toward universal social protection by 2030.

III. Time and Venue

– Time: 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

– Venue: Conference Room, Floor G, Building A1, NEU, 207 Giai Phong, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi.

IV. Participants

The following main speakers will deliver presentations and participate in discussions:

– Ingrid Christensen, Director of the International Labour Organization Country Office for Vietnam (ILO Vietnam)

– André Gama, Social Protection Program Manager, ILO Vietnam;

– Nguyen Hai Dat, Social Protection Program Coordinator, ILO Vietnam;

– Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU;

– Prof. Dr. Giang Thanh Long, NEU.

The presentation will bring together representatives of embassies; United Nations agencies; Party bodies, the National Assembly, and the Government; workers’ and employers’ organizations; delegates from universities, research institutes, localities, and businesses; a number of journals and media organizations; economic experts; speakers; and authors of discussion papers.

The presentation program is attached to this press release.

For information about the presentation, please contact:

MSc. Bui Thi Huong Thao, Department of Research Management, NEU, mobile: 0943.247.422, email: thaobth@neu.edu.vn

MSc. Vu Phuong Linh, Department of Communications, NEU, mobile: 0973.256.257, email: linhvp@neu.edu.vn

For further information about the report, please contact:

Tran Thuy Duong, Communications Officer, ILO Vietnam, mobile: 0919.904.209, email: duongt@ilo.org

Thank you for your attention.

Organizing Committee

World Social Protection Report 2024–26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition

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