The SPF Initiative is a global social policy
approach promoting integrated strategies that guarantee a minimum level of
social protection for all, including access to essential social services and
income security.
The
SPF aims to ensure meeting minimum demand of all people – Illustration photo
The initiative is co-led by the International
Labor Organization and the World Health Organization and involves a group of 17
other collaborating UN agencies aiming to address the recent economic crisis
and accelerate recovery.
The initiative promotes a set of basic social
security rights and transfers, as well as essential services in the area of
employment, health, water and sanitation, nutrition, education and family
support in order to protect and empower poor and vulnerable people to get out
of poverty.
The SPF represents a powerful approach to help
Việt Nam mitigate vulnerabilities to external shocks through improving its
social protection system, and is particularly relevant as the Government of
Việt Nam increases its focus on social protection in national development plans,
including the 2011-2015 Socio-economic Development Plan, Mrs. Michelle
Bachelet, Chair of the Social Protection Floor Advisory Group.
Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social
Affairs Nguyễn Thị Kim
Ngân said, Việt
The minister highly appreciated the SPF Initiative, describing it a good
reference for Việt