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Care economy

Asturias and the ILO launch project to improve working conditions for women caregivers in Colombia

The initiative, supported by an EUR 80,000 grant, marks the first collaboration between the government of Asturias and the ILO.

Viet Nam readies itself to support an ageing society, with decent work, skills, and social protection at its core

A new Government decision encourages collaboration with ILO to help support longer working lives, reskilling, and protection for older workers.

Trade unions strengthen cross-border cooperation to promote decent work for Indian migrant care workers

Workers’ organizations call for active trade union participation in labour migration governance across the India–Germany corridor.

Press release

Indonesia updates Care Economy Roadmap to support women’s participation and decent work

With ILO support, Indonesia updates its Care Economy Roadmap to strengthen care services, promote decent work and advance women’s participation in the labour market.

Japan-supported ILO initiatives strengthen protections for workers and children in South Asia

Initiatives strengthen pathways to formal employment and social protection for workers, while reinforcing efforts to prevent and eliminate child labour.

Republic of Korea adopts Framework Act on the Social and Solidarity Economy

The new law establishes a coherent national policy framework for the social and solidarity economy, strengthening policy coordination in the Republic of Korea while offering a potential reference point for the wider region and international policy...

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan strengthens capacity to develop care cooperatives

An ILO Training of Trainers explored how cooperative approaches can help expand quality care services and create decent work opportunities in Uzbekistan.

Cooperatives for sustainable development, social inclusion and peace

Together, they are changing their communities: How cooperatives are advancing decent work across South Asia

From women cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh and domestic workers in Bihar to care workers in Nepal and nursery teachers in Sri Lanka, women workers are coming together to establish cooperatives, creating new opportunities for decent work, economic...

World Youth Skills Day

From certificate to career: closing the skills mismatch

This Op-Ed by Max Tuñón, Country Director, ILO Bangladesh was published by The Daily Star, one of the leading English newspapers in Bangladesh on 15 July 2026 to mark the World Youth Skills Day.

Morocco leads the way with its national strategy for the care economy

Morocco becomes the first country in the Arab region and the second in Africa to adopt a national strategy for the care economy and care work, developed with technical support from the International Labour Organization and UN Women.

Blog

Old Skills for new technologies?

AI has major implications for the skills workers need to access quality jobs. This article argues that foundational skills, more so than AI expertise, will be central for workforces to navigate this transformation.

Care Economy

Nepal advances care cooperatives to support care workers, families and women’s economic participation

A new national initiative to promote care cooperatives in Nepal is set to strengthen community-based care services, support care workers, and reduce the unpaid and invisible caring responsibilities that continues to limit women’s participation in...

Op-Ed

Decent work for domestic workers can’t wait any longer

Fifteen years after the adoption of ILO Convention No. 189, millions of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face high levels of informality and limited access to social protection. In this op-ed, the ILO Regional Director...

Training of trainers

Strengthening maternity protection capacity in India through national training programme

An ILO-supported National Training of Trainers programme in New Delhi strengthened maternity protection and gender-responsive social protection systems in India, building institutional capacity to improve protections for women workers.

Press Release

Investing in care: New partnership to expand jobs, support families, and advance gender equality in Nepal through care cooperatives

A new partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the National Cooperative Federation of Nepal (NCF) is set to strengthen care services, create decent jobs, and unlock greater economic opportunities for women across Nepal.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan explores care provision through cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy

An ILO workshop in Uzbekistan examined how cooperatives and other social economy entities can provide inclusive and community-based care services.

Decent work

Brazil and ILO strengthen South–South cooperation on care economy

New project promotes knowledge sharing and policy exchange to support inclusive care systems and advance gender equality across the Global South.

Press Release

Colombo hosts sub-regional learning hub on decent work and the care economy

ILO, Kerala strengthen efforts to promote decent work for migrant care workers

Focusing on nurses, care assistants and domestic workers from Kerala, the ILO-supported dialogue proposes ways to strengthen institutional frameworks for safe migration for migrant care workers from India.

Kartini National Women’s Day

Reflections of Indonesian youth on working mothers

Indonesian youth share how working mothers shape their lives, ambitions and understanding of equality.