Effective social protection contributes to fair growth, social stability and enhanced productivity. With this in mind, the ILO has set out three main objectives reflecting the three major dimensions of social protection:
- Extending the coverage and effectiveness of social security schemes. Only 20 per cent of the world's population has access to adequate social security benefits;
- Promoting labour protection , which comprises decent conditions of work, including wages, working time and occupational safety and health, essential components of decent work. It comprises also the issues on migrant workers and their families protection. Within the labour protection framework, the world of work's full potential will be used to respond to the AIDS pandemic, focusing on enhancing tripartite constituents' capacity.