In a report on the state of global social protection, the UNs International Labor Organization stated that 4.1 billion people live without any form of social safety net.
Highlights:
More than half of the people in the world have no social security,
Social protection consists of access to Health care and earnings safety measures associated specifically with historic age, Unemployment, sickness, disability, work injury, maternity or the loss of the foremost breadwinner in a family, as well as more aid for families with children.
According to the report, in 2020, only 46.9% of the global Population will benefit from at least one such protection.