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ADWA’ project
Egypt and ILO launch first labour legal assistance office
Egypt witnessed a milestone event with the inauguration of the country’s first labour legal assistance office, established with support from the ILO.
ADWA’ project
Egypt’s Ministry of Justice and ILO launch e-learning platform for judicial training
The e-learning platform marks a significant step toward integrating digital tools into capacity-building for Egypt’s judiciary system.
ADWA' project
ILO leads gender-responsive transition to a greener economy in Egypt
ADWA' project
ILO advances gender-responsive just transition in Egypt
The ILO promotes strategies that empower women’s entrepreneurship development and climate action within the principles of the Decent Work Agenda.
Market Systems Development
Empowering development through market systems development training in Kenya
Raising awareness on decent work in South Africa’s construction sector
Building Market Access for smallholder farmers
ILO BOUZOUR’s pilot initiative to open new markets for cherry cooperatives
In the face of Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis, the ILO BOUZOUR project is making significant strides in enhancing cherry exports, providing vital support to local farmers and vulnerable communities.
Social media campaign boosts Indonesian public’s awareness on care economy
ILO’s social media training for influencers on care work has reached hundred thousand of viewers with more than a million impressions.
Indonesia
Women still struggle to juggle paid work and unpaid care work
In Indonesia, Natalia, a mother of three, spends more than 100 hours on unpaid care work. Her story shows the plight of women juggling paid work and care responsibilities.
ILO supports Indonesia’s initiative to promote mother and child welfare through childcare services
Government of Indonesia has taken some initiatives on care economy. Affordable and accessible quality childcare service has been considered as the main priority.
Interview
Care economy should be a state investment
Early Dewi Nuriana, ILO’s Programme Coordinator for Care Economy, explains the importance of understanding the strategic role of the care economy in increasing women's involvement in the workforce. This interview is an excerpt from the interview...
ILO-Magdalene social experiment: Women spend 100 hours of unpaid care work a week
The ILO-Magdalene’s social experiment reveals that women can spend more than 100 hours per week on unpaid care work. They even could double their earnings if care work was considered a paying, productive job.
ILO and Jurnal Perempuan examine the role of women in work and care economy
As part of the ILO’s campaign on care economy, a joint special edition was launched, in collaboration with Jurnal Perempuan to promote a greater investment in care economy for more gender equal world of work.
Six Indonesian trade union confederations promote a greater investment in care economy
The ILO supports six Indonesian trade unions to actively promote issues related to care work in Indonesia through an advocacy campaign and a social media training programme.
The ILO trains a new pool of SIYB master trainers in the Arab States
Participants from different ILO projects from Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory completed the 2 weeks training programme.
Indonesia launches its Road Map for Care Economy for a more Gender Equal World of Work
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office in Indonesia supports the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in the development of a Road Map on Care Economy for a Transformative, fair and Equal World of Work in Indonesia.
Social experiment on care economy
Women work 100 hours per week but still consider unproductive: Magdalene-ILO Care work social experiment
What happens if you are paid to do care work that you usually do at home?
ADWA' project
Roadmap for promoting sustainable investments and business practices in Egypt
Care economy
Towards golden Indonesia with equality in care work
The ILO organizes an interactive discussion session examining the key findings of its workers' perception survey on care work, conducted in collaboration with KataData Insight Centre.
Care economy
Childcare allows an informal, working mother to care and support her family
This is the life journey of Siti Riyanti, a working mother of two who has been able to support her family and take care of her sons with the support of a quality, affordable childcare service.