Distance from hotel to seminar venue by car: 5km
Nearby train station: LRT Station Ampang Park
- Why ISSA Technical Seminar 2024? -
This ISSA Technical Seminar on social security for the self-employed and platform workers, focussing on developments in Asia and the Pacific, will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27–28 August 2024, hosted by the Social Security Organisation (Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial – PERKESO).
In Asia and the Pacific, efforts to bolster social security coverage have gained momentum, particularly concerning platform workers and the self-employed. Amid the dynamic landscape of the platform economy and labour market formalization strategies for both self-employed and platform workers, ensuring inclusive social security coverage has become a key objective that is supported by innovative strategies and regulatory measures.
The technical seminar will delve into recent advancements in enhancing social security coverage for both platform workers and the self-employed. It will encompass programme extensions, regulatory frameworks, classification of employment status and adaptations to the social security systems. Additionally, the seminar will explore institutional innovations facilitating registration, payment, data sharing and awareness initiatives.
By bringing together academic insight, good practices and innovations from ISSA member institutions and the research and strategies of international organizations, the event will offer both strategic and practical solutions to the challenge of extending coverage to the self-employed and platform workers.
The technical seminar will be held in English. It is open to representatives of ISSA member institutions from Asia and the Pacific, as well as invited participants. There is no registration fee for ISSA members.
- Schedule -
0830 - 0900 | Registration of participants | ||
0900 - 1000 | Opening remarks and welcoming ceremony | ||
1000 - 1030 | Networking coffee break | ||
1030 - 1200 | PLENARY SESSION: Self-employment and platform economy in Asia and the Pacific Keynote presentations and roundtable on international developments, challenges and strategies |
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1200 - 1330 | Networking lunch | ||
1330 - 1515 | PLENARY SESSION: Transforming and advancing social security coverage for the self-employed and platform workers – international trends and good practices |
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1330 - 1345 | Country Experience: Good practice regarding extension to self-employed |
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1400 - 1420 | Discussion / Q&A | ||
1420 - 1435 | Country Experience: Good practice regarding extension to self-employed |
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1435 - 1450 | Country Experience: Good practice regarding extension to self-employed |
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1450 - 1515 | Discussion / Q&A | ||
1515 - 1545 | Networking coffee break | ||
1545 - 1700 | SPECIAL SESSION: Advancing social security coverage for the self-employed and platform workers Keynote presentations on policy, international and academic perspectives |
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1730 - 2000 | Conference dinner |
0900 - 1030 | Three parallel sessions will be held to provide opportunities for topical choice and
interaction. Focus area 1: Diverse self-employment and jobs security Focus area 2: Labour market developments and social security coverage gaps Focus area 3: Ensuring effective access to coverage for platform workers – international trends and good practices |
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1030 - 1100 | Networking coffee break | ||
1100 - 1230 | Three parallel sessions will be held to provide opportunities for topical choice and interaction. Focus area 4: Activation of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMP) for the self-employed and platform workers Focus area 5: Safety and health for the self-employed Focus area 6: Meeting the social security needs of the self-employed – international trends and good practices |
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1230 - 1400 | Networking Lunch | ||
1400 - 1500 | PLENARY SESSION: Experiential session with self-employed / platform economy representatives |
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1500 - 1530 | Networking coffee break | ||
1530 - 1600 | Concluding presentation Progress towards covering the self-employed and platform workers ‒ strategies, international tools and ISSA Guidelines |
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1500 - 1530 | Closing remarks and ceremony |
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- Information -
This event is in-person only. ISSA members and invited participants wishing to attend this event must register.
It is open to representatives of ISSA member institutions from Asia and the Pacific, as well as invited participants
from Malaysian or Non-Malaysian. There is no registration fee for this event to all participants.
Please use the following links located at the bottom of the webpage.
Participants are responsible for their own visa and vaccination requirements (when applicable). Under no circumstances can the PERKESO be responsible for visa arrangements. All visitors to Malaysia must hold a passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry into the country or any other document recognised by that country as a travel document.
For details on passport, visa and other travel matters, please visit the official portal of the Immigration Department of Malaysia, Ministry of Home Affairs:
Participants are advised to ensure that they have adequate insurance coverage for illness, accident, temporary disability, death, damage, theft, loss, and liability covering the entire duration of the ISSA Technical Seminar and travel to and from the venue. PERKESO will not accept any liability for such contingencies.
- Accommodations -
For more information on the train station routes, visit : Rapid KL . Alternatively, you can also opt for other nearby public transportation such as taxi, bus and e-hailing services (Grab, AirAsia Move).
Complimentary pick-up and drop-off transportation from hotel to seminar venue offered to seminar participants staying at the four hotels listed above. If you are interested in our transportation, kindly fill in this form and we will be in touch with you:
- Accommodations -
Seri Pacific Hotel and Sunway Putra Hotel are conveniently located within walking distance of the seminar venue. Both hotels are also near the LRT station PWTC, enabling easy accessibility to other parts of the city.
- Location -