ECOWAS: A Capacity Building toolkit
ECOWAS: A Capacity Building toolkit
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the ECOWAS region
A Capacity Building toolkit on the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security
To enhance decent work and social protection to migrant workers and their families, the ILO is implementing an EU funded project: Extending social protection access and portability of benefits to migrant workers and their families in selected RECs in Africa. The project aims at strengthening the Regional Economic Communities’ capacities to provide, as well as drive the implementation of regional frameworks on the extension of social protection to migrant workers and their families.
The key project objective for ECOWAS is to improve implementation of ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security by ECOWAS Member States. In this context, the ILO, in collaboration with the ITC-ILO, has developed a Training Toolkit which tackles specific topics relating to the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security.
Training Toolkit
The Training Toolkit is composed of a learning guide and seven training modules tackling specific topics relating to the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security. Each module encompasses encompass a series of learning activities and interactive training tools intended to strengthen and build capacities of relevant actors at the national and regional level
The ECOWAS general convention on social security
Adopted in 2013, in line with international standards and ILO relevant conventions, the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security represents a step forward to advance social security in the ECOWAS region by promoting the coordination of national social security systems.
By adopting the General Convention, ECOWAS Member States reinforced their commitment to foster labour mobility, respond to social protection coverage challenges and guarantee the portability of migrant worker’s rights to social security in the region.
Key resources relating to the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security
ECOWAS General Convention
Official version of the ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security
The popular version developed by the project
In order to facilitate access to information and promote a better understanding of the General Convention, a popular version was developed under the project’s framework.
The Ultra popular version (for migrants)
To enhance access to information and to raise awareness among migrant workers and their families, an ultra popular version was developed
One pager on the Convention
The ECOWAS General Convention on Social Security outlines important aspects that define rights/entitlements and obligations for migrant workers and their employers.
Video
In collaboration with the ITC-ILO, the ILO has produced the video “#RightsMigrateToo” to raise awareness on the region’s need to promote inclusive national social security systems and ensure portability of migrant worker’s rights for the benefit of all.
