Ebenezer, Durojaye2019-10-042019-10-042015Durojaye, E. 2015. The ILO Social Protection Floors Recommendation 202, and poverty reduction. Development in Practice. 25(2), 270-276http://hdl.handle.net/10566/4889This article critically assesses the provisions of ILO Recommendation 202 on social protection floors with a view to ascertaining its efficacy for poverty reduction in poor regions. The article discusses the relevant provisions of the Recommendation and how states, particularly those in developing regions, can translate them to a tool for poverty reduction. The article highlights some of the deficiencies of ILO Recommendation 202 and provides some suggestions for ways forward.enSub-Saharan AfricaPoverty reductionLabour and livelihoodsParticipationCivil societyArticle