World Social Protection Report 2014-2015 ILO

The World Social Protection Report 2014-15 is a comprehensive source of information on social protection systems, policy trends and social protection statistics. It includes references to issues regarding people dependent on the informal economy. 

The report:

• provides a global overview of the organization of social protection systems, their coverage, benefits, and public expenditures;
• following a life-cycle approach, presents social protection for children, women and men in working age, and older persons, including progress towards universal health coverage;
• analyses recent policy trends, eg. negative impacts of fiscal consolidation and adjustment measures;
• calls to expand social protection for crisis recovery, inclusive development and social justice.