European Commission
EuropeAid
Europe Aid
Cooperation Office
SOCIAL PROTECTION IN DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION: EC PERSPECTIVE
Show and Tell Seminar
Genève, 12 May 2010
Presentation by Hjördis D’Agostino Ogendo
Directorate E: Quality of Operations
Unit 3: Social and Human Development & Migration
Sector: Employment, Social Inclusion and Protection
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Scope of ESIP
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Employment, Social Inclusion and Social Protection
AIDCO/E3-ESIP: since 2005 supporting quality of
operations for Employment, Social Inclusion and Protection
promoting Social Cohesion and Stability
SCOPE: Strong interlink between social protection and
employment: economic, employment and social policies are
mutually reinforcing/social dialogue as key for reform
success
MODALITIES: achieve poverty reduction; impact on MDG1
by puting in place policies that support and encourage a
comprehensive social protection system and
work/employment (in particular in the informal economy)
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ESIP: type of interventions
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Employment
(demand
driven
Vocational
Training,
employment services, labour market information systems)
Social Inclusion (social services, post war rehabilitation,
rights awareness, women and youth empowerment…)
Social Protection (supporting social security/social
protection reforms, capacity building for basic services, respect
of core labour standards…)
Social Dialogue (partners capacity building, role of social
dialogue in sector reforms)
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Social protection is a social ….
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Promote social cohesion and stability – redistribution
system as reducing inequalities
Endorse a human rights approach
…and an economic necessity
chock absorber of crisis;
reduces poverty and supports pro-poor economic growth
(impact on human development, access to education and
health etc) – “social protection as a productive factor”
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EU political context
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European Consensus for Development (2005)
Communication and Council Conclusions on ‘Promoting
Decent Work for all (2006)
Staff working paper on “Promoting Employment through
EU Development Cooperation” (2007) and
Council conclusions including on social protection
Communication and Council Conclusions “Supporting
Developing Countries in coping with the crisis” (April
2009)
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2009 Communication on
Supporting developing countries in coping
with the crisis
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• 2009 Council conclusions committs EU to support developing
countries in their efforts in setting up or strengthen social
protection systems and programmes
• Ad hoc Vulnerable Flex mechanisms
€500 in 2009 and 2010 to support ACP countries to
safeguard social spending
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EU political context continue
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Communication 12 point EU Action plan in support of the
MDG (April 2010)
European Report on Development 2010 focuses on
poverty, inequality, social protection in (primarily) subSaharan Africa
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Promoting Social Protection
in EC Development Cooperation
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1. Provide guidance and support to EU staff in Delegations
for increasing understanding and knowledge on social
protection issues
and improving their skills for sector policy dialogue
with national authorities and partners
• Training course for staff on social protection
• Capacity for Development (web site)
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Promoting Social Protection in EC
Development Cooperation
2. Support home-grown reforms of social protection and
programmes in the framework of development
cooperation
(through Delegations)
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Examples on EC support
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Different aid modalities/different entry points
• General Budget Support: Cape Verde
• Sector budget support: Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
[Rwanda]
• Joint management with international organisations ie
”implementation agencies” eg ILO/UNDP in Syria;
• Multi-donor trust fund in Ethiopia to support PSNP
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Investing in people
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• Joint management with ILO "Improving social protection and
promoting employment" (pilot countries: Burkina Faso,
Cambodia, Ethiopia and Honduras)
The purpose is to contribute to the development of a
coherent and integrated social protection and employment
policy framework
• On-going evaluation of call for proposals: Support for social
inclusion and social protection of workers in the informal
economy and of vulnerable groups at community level
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EC COOPERATION
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• Workshops
joint EC/ILO Regional seminars on Employment, Social Protection
and Decent Work (latest for ACP in 2009)
study and seminar on Social Protection.
Autumn 2009 on ENP South (study is available)
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Upcoming events
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• Study and Workshop on social protection for Central
America, October 2010
• Workshop on “Employment and Decent work in Africa,
Dakar, 30 June-2 July 2010
within partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment
in the framework of Africa-EU strategy
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EC COOPERATION
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Increase the EC profile at international level
Work closer with stakeholders (EU member states,
international organisations, civil society etc..)
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Challenges for future EU cooperation
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Raise Awareness on need to move towards a long term ownhome grown fiscally sustainable Social Protection [what is the
role of EC/EU]
Training for government staff in partner countries
Affordability – how to find fiscal space for social protection;
How to extend social protection for people in the informal
economy/rural areas
European vision on Social Protection at EU level [policy
document in 2011]?
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Look for more information in:
EuropeAid
DG Development and Relations with ACP
http://ec.europa.eu/development/index_en.cfm
EuropeAid on Europa
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/socialprotection/index_en.htm
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EuropeAid
EuropeAid/E3
ESIP
Thank you
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