Resources on social finance

  1. Building Bridges Week

    Pathways to financial inclusion for refugees and migrants: Empowering communities for a better future

    On 5 October 2023, the ILO participated in a panel discussion during the 2023 Building Bridges week, focussing on access to finance for refugees and migrants.

  2. Policy brief

    The growing trend of Vietnamese migrant domestic workers

    15 June 2015

    This policy brief looks at the growing trend of Vietnamese domestic workers who go abroad for jobs and includes recommendations to ensure that they are protected by minimum entitlements.

  3. Event

    Launch of the book "Protecting the Poor: Microinsurance Compendium Volume 2"

    The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility organized on July 3rd an interactive session that brought the opportunity to meet with key microinsurance stakeholders, to dialogue in small groups around specific topics and to network with peers. By attending, participants got an overview of the major trends of the sector and had the possibility to interact with authors and experts focusing on agriculture, catastrophic risks, client value, health, migration, the role of commercial insurers, regulation, social protection and technology. A Webcast and a Q&A session for onliners were set up to enable remote participation.

  4. Publication

    Formalizing the informal insurance inherent in migration - Microinsurance Paper #7

    07 March 2011

    In our increasingly global economy, labor continues to be a major export commodity for many developing countries. Migration can help families mitigate their risks by increasing overall income levels and diversifying income sources. Yet, many migrants tend to find themselves in positions of vulnerability in their host countries without any access to social safety nets.

  5. Publication

    Formalizing the informal insurance inherent in migration - Briefing Note #6

    10 January 2011

    In our increasingly global economy, labor continues to be a major export commodity for many developing countries. Migration can help families mitigate their risks by increasing overall income levels and diversifying income sources.

  6. Publication

    Social Finance Working Paper #39: Savings and credit associations and remittances

    01 October 2003

    The case of Far West Nepalese labour migrants in Delhi, India