All events: care economy
Care in Motion - Webinar series
The future of decent work for migrant workers in the care economy
Through regional and national experiences as well as promising emerging practices, this webinar will address the role of migration in meeting the growing labour needs in the care sector, as well as the conditions necessary to guarantee decent work,...
Roundtable with trade unions from origin and destination countries on promoting decent work for migrant care workers
The meeting was organised to discuss priorities and areas for collaboration on promoting decent work for care workers from India migrating to Germany and other destination countries. Global, regional, central, state-level and sectoral trade unions...
National training workshop on pre-departure orientation (PDO) of Indian health and care workers migrating to Germany
Trade unions and key stakeholders reviewed updated guidance on pre-departure information to support fair recruitment and safe labour migration of Indian health and care workers to Germany.
ILO Live
High-Level Event to promote the ratification of the 1986 Instrument of Amendment of the ILO Constitution
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
Side Event for the International Migration Review Forum, 4-8 May 2026
Empowerment and Rights Protection of Women Migrant Workers in the Care Economy
South-4-Care Learning Hub: Advancing Decent Work in the Care Economy in South Asia
The Learning Hub will provide a regionally adapted platform for peer learning, policy dialogue and capacity building. It will facilitate the exchange of regional and global best practices, promote research on the care economy, and strengthen the...
ILO Live
Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum: Delivering the political declaration through collaboration and action
ILO at the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025
International day of care and support 2025
Care and Support for all: Realizing human rights of all those providing and requiring care and support
The International Day of Care and Support recognizes the essential role of care and support in sustaining economies and societies, and calls for investment in accessible, high-quality care systems and decent work for care workers. In 2025, under the...
Webinar
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy
An inclusive model for advancing decent work, gender equality and quality care services
Building Capacity, Advancing Rights: ILO strengthens regional capacity on policy advocacy for maternity protection
ILO’s regional ToT on maternity protection strengthened national capacity in South Asia to promote gender-responsive social protection and advocate for inclusive policies aligned with international labour standards.
Research Webinar
Long-Term Care Insurance Policy and Development of Elderly Care Enterprises in China
This webinar presents new evidence on how China’s Long-Term Care Insurance policy is fostering the growth of elderly care enterprises. It highlights the policy’s impact on business entry, survival, and labour demand, particularly in the health and...
A CSIS and ILO Event
Defending the Caregivers: The Care Economy and Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
International Day of Care and Support
Investing in Human rights-based care and support economy
An in-person high-level event organized by UN Women, ILO, and OHCHR will gather representatives from UN Member States, UN Agencies, labour market stakeholders, civil society organizations, and NGOs. The event aims to discuss current challenges,...
ILO Live
United Nations observance of the International Day of Care and Support
Under the theme “Transforming care systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of Beijing+30”, this high-level event will build on the recently launched UN system-wide policy guidance on Transforming Care Systems as a...
ILO Live
Advancing decent work in the care economy: Making the new ILO resolution a reality for all
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will mark International Day of Care and Support 2024 by spotlighting the Resolution concerning Decent Work and the Care Economy, adopted by the ILO International Labour Conference in June 2024.This...
Decent work, care economy, and gender pay gap in Sri Lanka
Closing the gender gap in the world of work
Launch of Road Map on Care Economy in Indonesia
The Government of Indonesia has initiated on care economy at the Indonesian leadership in G20 in 2022 by acknowledging the care economy as part of G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration 2022.
Launch of Road Map on Care Economy in Indonesia
The Government of Indonesia has initiated on care economy at the Indonesian leadership in G20 in 2022 by acknowledging the care economy as part of G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration 2022.
Public Education 116: Work and Care Work
The ILO and Jurnal Perempuan launch the 116 edition of Jurnal Perempuan on Work and Care Work, highlighting the importance of the ILO's 5R Framework on Care Work (Recognition, Reduction, Redistribution, Representation and Reward).
Boosting Care Economy Awareness in Indonesia via Social Media
The training aims to support the ILO to promote the “Recognize-Reduction-Redistribute (3R)” from the above 5R Framework of Care Economy, by digital-based awareness raising and outreach activities; to community of workers, business, employers, and...