Despite threats of economic, political or climatic crisis as well as risks of unemployment, disability or illness, people and families around the world are discovering new and improved ways to not only deal with these risks, but to access opportunities. They are finding jobs, improving the productivity of their work and investing in the health, education and well-being of their children. Helping them are the social protection and labor systems being built, refined or reformed in almost every country. The new Social Protection & Labor Strategy lays out a path to deepen the Bank's involvement, capacity, knowledge and impact in thease areas over the next decade.