Social security and employment policy

Chad ratifies ILO Conventions on social security and employment policy

During the 2015 International Labour Conference, Chad ratified ILO Convention No. 102 on minimum standards of social security and No. 122 on employment policy

News | 04 June 2015
H. E. Mr. Abderamane Mouctar Mahamat, Minister of Public Service, Labour and Employment of Chad deposited the instruments of ratification of Convention No. 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards), 1952, and Convention No. 122 concerning Employment Policy, 1964, in the presence of the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Guy Ryder.

Chad became the 51st state to ratify Convention No. 102 on minimum standards of social security and the 109th to ratify Convention No. 122.

While submitting the instruments of ratification, Mr. Abderamane stated: "By ratifying conventions No. 102 and 122, we want to demonstrate the importance dedicated by the Government and social partners to promote social cohesion and full employment for economic and social development of the country. The establishment of a national employment policy is a key instrument to fight poverty and invest in decent, job-rich, economic growth. We welcome the support given by the International Labour Office in this area."

Welcoming the simultaneous ratification of these two conventions, Mr. Ryder said that "the implementation of employment and social security policies in a coordinated and integrated manner is a prerequisite for effective implementation of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization and the Global Jobs Pact. In a broader context, employment and social security policies, when they are coordinated with economic, labour and development policies, are the guarantors of sustainable social progress."

To date, more than 70 per cent of the world population has no access to adequate social security and the ratification of Convention No.102, which is the cornerstone of international standards on social security, sends a strong message about the extension of social protection to all.

The objective of full, productive and freely chosen employment set by Convention No. 122 is, meanwhile, a burning issue guiding member States to make it possible for anyone in search of a job to access productive employment, income generation and to identify with decent work which remains the most effective way out of poverty permanently.

Following the ratification of Chad of Conventions No. 102 and 122, the total number of ratifications registered is 28 (23 international labour conventions are in force including eight core conventions). Only 10 per cent of African countries have ratified Convention No. 102, although this percentage increases to 20 per cent for Convention No. 122.