Social Protection Floors Recommendation

202 is the policy guidance it offers states to give effect to their general and overall responsibility to establish and maintain these comprehensive social security systems.

Social protection floors recommendation. A major achievement of recommendation no. Through the social protection floors concept recommendation no. The social protection floors recommendation 2012 no. 202 was adopted by the international labour conference ilc in june 2012.

202 provides the minimum core content of the human right to social security. 202 provides guidance to member states in building comprehensive social security systems and extending social security coverage by prioritizing the establishment of national floors of social protection accessible to all in need. This recommendation expresses the commitment of member states to move towards building comprehensive social security systems and extending social security coverage by prioritizing the establishment of national floors of social protection. Access to social protection as part of the implementation of the european pillar of social rights the european commission has adopted a proposal for a council recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self employed.

Following the proposal the epsco council agreed on a recommendation on its 6 7 december 2018 session. The social protection floors recommendation 2012 no. Members should in accordance with national circumstances establish as quickly as possible and maintain their social protection floors comprising basic social security guarantees. 202 and the ilo transition from the informal to the formal economy recommendation 2015 no.

For the purpose of this recommendation social protection floors are nationally defined sets of basic social security guarantees which secure protection aimed at preventing or alleviating poverty vulnerability and social exclusion.