Regional Social Protection Specialist for Asia and the Pacific at @ILO
Bangkok
Joined May 2018
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Why does social protection matter, and what needs to change to expand coverage across Asia and the Pacific?
ILO’s Valerie Schmitt explains from ADB’s Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week in Manila. #APSP2026 #SocialProtection
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Social protection is essential to ensuring that no one is left behind in a changing world of work.
ILO is joining Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week in Manila to help extend inclusive, resilient & sustainable social protection across the region. #APSP2026
"Hence their account of the improvements in working-class living standards during the second half of the nineteenth century, which they attribute to the democratization of the political system, the growth of trade unions and legislation protecting workers’ rights"
Acemoglu has arrived at conclusions very close to those of the post-Keynesian and even Marxist schools but through different concepts and methods. Mainstream economists are frightened by the political conclusions that follow from his “deviation”.
jacobin.com/2026/08/acemoglu…
A pleasure to return to #TimorLeste to deliver a course on @ISSACOMM Guidelines on Administrative Solutions for Coverage Extension.
#TimorLeste continues to be a testament that real meaningful progress can be achieved in a young country, even with limited resources.
My previous position as a #SocialProtection Programme Manager in #Vietnam is now open. Come work with the best team in the world, and be part of the country's great journey of continuously strengthening its social protection system!
We’re hiring at the ILO!
🔹 Project Technical Officer – Bangkok 🇹🇭
Advance responsible supply chains, #HRDD & social dialogue.
🔹Programme Manager – Hanoi 🇻🇳
Lead work on strengthening social protection systems.
🔗 Apply: jobs.ilo.org
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What does #NonDiscrimination mean to you?
Ahead of International Women's Day, colleagues at @ilo Asia-Pacific shared their answers.
Different words, one vision: a world of work where everyone is treated with dignity and equality.
#C111 #IWD2026
Last week, I had the privilege to return to #TimorLeste after five long years to participate in the International Conference of the Social Security Reserve Fund.
The @ilo remains commited to support Timor-Leste in this amazing and sucessful adventure 1/
of building a strong and sustainable #SocialSecurity system at such early stages of its development as a country, built on principles of strong #governance and #solidarity. 2/n
Special thanks to the National Social Security Institute for the amazing organization as well as my colleagues from @soc_protection for their contributions, and the warm welcoming and support of new and old friends in Dili, and the support of @EU_TimorLeste 3/3
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Participants actively discussing #AgingPopulation and #DemographicShifts at the #FutureOfWorkAPAC Forum in Bangkok!
@EU_FPI
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Millions of workers in Asia and the Pacific, especially in manufacturing, are affected by uncertainty surrounding #GlobalTrade.
The Employment and Social Trends 2026 report explores the implications for jobs, resilience and the #FutureOfWork.
Explore👉 tinyurl.com/2f2bsfu3
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A decade of change in Asia and the Pacific: unemployment is down, but not all subregions are moving at the same pace.
Discover what’s behind the numbers in the ILO Employment and Social Trends 2026 report. 👉tinyurl.com/2f2bsfu3
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⚠️Only 1 in 5 unemployed persons worldwide receive unemployment benefits, leaving millions without income security.
A new @ilo Brief provides guidance on building rights-based #unemployment protection schemes integrated with employment polices.
👉 bit.ly/44ZggIP
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Meet Binh, a deaf paint sprayer, and Hai Anh, a blind communications student.
Their determination breaks barriers.
This #IDPD, we call for stronger policies, services & inclusive workplaces.
🎥 Hear their stories and messages from 🇺🇳UNRC, @ILO Viet Nam, @dfat and @Irish_Aid
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💜Yesterday, 250+ participants, including 150 persons with disabilities joined the #IDPD event to discuss new findings on social protection in 🇻🇳Viet Nam and celebrate the disability-led innovation.
Inclusion happens when policies, systems & communities unite 💪
The brief is out, the full report is coming out soon. An amazing privilege to be back in Hanoi, and meeting so many persons with disabilities, to hear their reaction to our work, and hear their priorities going forward. The road ahead is clear: #Empowerment
In the past 15 years, disability social assistance coverage in Viet Nam🇻🇳 has more than tripled, with 1.7 million people now receiving such allowances, and fully subsidised health insurance.
Raed the full ILO report supported by @dfat and @Irish_Aid 🔗tinyurl.com/5crcbsye
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🌍 Those without #SocialProtection are often most vulnerable to climate shocks.
The #BelemDeclaration at #COP30noBrasil calls for climate-responsive social protection systems to build resilience & protect lives.
Read more👉bit.ly/4ijGBa8
#ClimateAction #SocialJustice
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At the #UNTaxConvention in Nairobi, leaders called for #SocialProtection to be at the heart of global tax cooperation.
International tax cooperation is key for universal social protection and reduce inequalities.
🎥 Re-watch the event 👉 bit.ly/49oxUJe
