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Digital Communications Training for Trade Unions on Care Work

Digital Communications Training for Trade Unions on Care Work

The training aims to equip the trade unionists with skills on social media and content awareness raising on issues related to care work.

Launch of Social Experiment of ILO-Magdalene on Care Work

Launch of Social Experiment of ILO-Magdalene on Care Work

The launch highlights and screens a documentary video about hundreds of hours spent by five women with different backgrounds on caring responsibilities and domestic work without recognizing the economic values of the care work.

The Launch of ILO-KataData Survey on Knowledge, Perception and Behaviour on Care Work

The Launch of ILO-KataData Survey on Knowledge, Perception and Behaviour on Care Work

The main aim of the event is to launch the key findings of the Care Work survey and to demonstrate the knowledge, perception and behaviour of the public at large (the society) towards issues related to employment and care work as well as shared...

The Field Visit of Childcare Services and the 4th Consultative Meeting of Road Map and National Action Plan on Care Economy

The Field Visit of Childcare Services and the 4th Consultative Meeting of Road Map and National Action Plan on Care Economy

The main aim of the event is to learn from local initiatives on various approaches of child-care services provided by different types of stakeholders.

Workshop on the Rights of Domestic Workers

Workshop on the Rights of Domestic Workers

The half-day workshop was organised in collaboration with the Labour Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Technical workshop on Care, Decent Work and Macroeconomic Policy

UN Women - ILO Joint Programme

Technical workshop on Care, Decent Work and Macroeconomic Policy

This technical workshop will showcase results of the UN Women and - ILO Joint Programme collaboration, inform on key lessons learnt, share innovative approaches, and reflect on issues and strategic future perspectives on care, decent work and...

The New ILO Care Policy Investment Simulator: Technological innovation to promote gender-transformative investments in the care economy

The New ILO Care Policy Investment Simulator: Technological innovation to promote gender-transformative investments in the care economy

Launching of ILO Report on Care at Work: Investing Care Leave Policies and Services for a More Gender Equal World of Work

Launching of ILO Report on Care at Work: Investing Care Leave Policies and Services for a More Gender Equal World of Work

The ILO report Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender-Equal World of Work provides a global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies, namely maternity protection, paternity, parental...

The gender pay gap in the health and care sector

High level dialogue

The gender pay gap in the health and care sector

ILO and WHO will launch their latest joint report on The gender pay gap in the health and care sector during a side event High-level Political Forum. Following the presentation of the most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in...

Closing Gender Gaps in the World of Work: Companies Supporting Work-Family Balance

Online Webinar (Zoom)

Closing Gender Gaps in the World of Work: Companies Supporting Work-Family Balance

This webinar is co-hosted by ILO, the Employer Confederation of Thailand (ECOT), and the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (Norcham).

International Women’s Day 2022: Investing in care for all

International Women’s Day 2022: Investing in care for all

The ILO celebrates this year’s International Women’s Day by advocating for large-scale investments in a package of transformative care leave and services that benefit workers, children, families, businesses, societies and the planet.

Regional e-conference “Ageing and Long-Term Care with a Focus on National Transfer Accounts”

Regional e-conference “Ageing and Long-Term Care with a Focus on National Transfer Accounts”

This is the third webinar of a series of events aiming to foster exchanges and promote mutual learning among countries in the Asia Pacific region and beyond, on strategies, progress and remaining challenges on the extension of social health...

Gender-responsive employment policies for a job-rich and fair recovery

Online

Gender-responsive employment policies for a job-rich and fair recovery

A new generation of gender-responsive employment policies can play an important role to promote an inclusive and job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This webinar will bring together experts and policymakers from different regions to share...

Skills for care can generate jobs in future

Skills for care can generate jobs in future

In Asia, due to the constantly increasing number of old people, there is and will continuously be an increasing demand for care workers. Simultaneously, there will be the need of developing capacities for growing the care sector.

Women in the health workforce

Infopoint lunchtime conference

Women in the health workforce

Seizing the gender dividend across the sustainable development goals

Piloting the idea of a childcare and education cooperative in Irbid

Piloting the idea of a childcare and education cooperative in Irbid

The ILO will hold a 4-day training workshop on cooperatives in Jordan, presenting concrete options to institutionalize the “Stand-up with the Teachers” campaign.

Cooperating Out of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait

Decent Work for Domestic Workers/ C189

Cooperating Out of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait

Representatives from governments, worker’s organisations, informal domestic worker networks, and national and international experts on workers’ self-organisation gather in Amman to discuss and explore potential organizing services for domestic...

ILO hosts national consultation for promoting decent work for domestic workers in India

ILO hosts national consultation for promoting decent work for domestic workers in India

The office organized the event in consultation with the Ministry of Labour and Employment and brought together various stakeholders to exchange good practices, discuss possible solutions and identify ways forward to improve the status and working...