Advancing the integration of social assistance and labour market policies

This event took place on June 3, 2025. You can watch the recordings and download the materials below.

The original recording is available in English. Recordings of the French, Portuguese and Spanish interpretations are available below.

Overview:

The presentations in this session highlighted the approaches and implementation experiences from two countries that are at varying stages of integrating delivery mechanisms across social assistance and labor market programs – Türkiye and South Africa.

Reflections on the experiences of similar efforts in Romania and Brazil provided additional insights on the pathways that can be adopted across a diverse range of country contexts to advance integration of delivery mechanisms across various pillars of social protection.

Presenters:

• Ercan Dansuk – Senior Specialist, Ministry of Family and Social Services (MFSS), Türkiye
• Moipone Shabalala – Senior Manager: Business Solutions, South African Social Security Agency

Discussants:

• Josefina Posadas – World Bank
• Luiza Cretescu – Counselor at the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity, Romania

Moderator:

• Anita Mittal – Component Lead, GIZ