All news: care economy

Video interview

The importance of decent work for the care economy

Colin E. Jordan, Minister of Labour, Barbados, discusses the ILO Resolution on decent work in the care economy, highlighting its significance and steps toward better conditions for care workers.

Discussion on advancing care provision through cooperatives undertaken in Zimbabwe

On October 1, 2024, ILO Harare hosted a validation workshop on provision of care through cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy entities.

Caring for the carers and the community: Gender-transformative decent work solution

Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least...

Governments must do more to utilize universal social protection to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change and achieve a just transition, according to a new ILO report.

SEWA showcases gender equity through formalization in Gujarat

The union is promoting childcare centres and financial security for improving women's employment outcomes

G20 in Brazil

More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030

New commitments to strengthen the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) and the campaign for equal pay for women and men were made on the sidelines of July’s G20 meetings in Brazil.

New ILO project strengthens international and national partnerships in support of Jordan’s workforce

The new project aligns with the priorities of the government, employers, and workers, as outlined in the National Strategy for Women and the Economic Modernisation Vision.

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.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to reduce inequalities, promote gender equality and encourage diversity in the world of work

Under Brazil’s Presidency, the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers agreed on comprehensive measures to address global labour market challenges and promote decent work.

ILOSTAT blog

Advancing the measurement of care work and the care economy: a global consultation for new statistical standards

The ILO is launching a new work programme, at the request of its constituents, aimed at developing international statistical standards, definitions, and measurement frameworks for care work. This comes at a pivotal moment, at a time when there is...

Video interview

Why labour statistics matter

Rafael Diez de Medina, Chief Statistician and Director of ILO’s Department of Statistics explains why labour statistics are important, how they are evolving, and how they can help to address key world of work issues such as skills availability and...

ILO COOP/SSE Meets with WIEGO and Global Informal Economy Worker Membership Based Organization Networks

At the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), staff from the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with representatives of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) and global informal economy workers’...

ILO COOP/SSE Unit holds a meeting with CICOPA on social, worker and industrial cooperatives

During the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service cooperatives, a sector organisation of the International Cooperative...

ILO delivers training on care cooperatives at ITCILO course

The ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy (Coop/SSE) Unit conducted a training session on care cooperatives during the "Caring for Equality: Empowering ILO Constituents in Childcare Policies for Gender Equality in Egypt" course, organized...