All publications: care economy
ILO Working paper 82
Long-term care in the context of population ageing: a rights-based approach to universal coverage
With the acceleration of population ageing, the achieving of healthy ageing is becoming a global imperative and social protection policies and social security systems have an important role to play in this endeavour.
Report
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people
Incorporating the most recent labour market information available, Global Employment Trends for Youth sets out the youth labour market situation around the world. It shows where progress has or has not been made, updates world and regional youth...
Executive Summary
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people
Executive Summary
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
Report
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
ILO BRIEF: Challenges in long-term care for the elderly in Albania
This policy note summarises the challenges facing Albania in long-term care for the elderly and presents the key issues for further discussion. This note is based on the ILO report: Long-term care for the elderly in Albania: challenges and key...
Report III(B)
Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy
Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (articles 19, 22 and 35 of the Constitution)
ILO Working paper 55
Costs and benefits of investing in transformative care policy packages: A macrosimulation study in 82 countries
A macrosimulation study covering 82 countries that estimates the costs and economic benefits of investing in transformative care policies, including paid care leave, childcare and long-term care services. It highlights the potential of such...
Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work
The report provides a global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies, namely maternity protection, paternity, parental and other care-related leave policies, as well as childcare and long-term care services.
Executive summary
Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work
The report provides a global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies, namely maternity protection, paternity, parental and other care-related leave policies, as well as childcare and long-term care services in 185 countries.
ILO Working paper 29
Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic crisis have increased unemployment levels in the care economy, detrimental effects of which are felt by care workers, the majority of whom are women. The South African experience shows that Public...
UN Women - ILO Policy Tool
How to assess fiscal stimulus packages from a gender equality perspective
UN Women – ILO Joint Programme Promoting Decent Employment for Women through Inclusive Growth Strategies and Investments in Care.
Child’s Play
The case for developing childcare services to boost women’s economic empowerment
The Unpaid Care Work and the Labour Market. An analysis of time use data based on the latest World Compilation of Time-use Surveys
The Employment Generation Impact of Meeting SDG Targets in Early Childhood Care, Education, Health and Long- Term Care in 45 Countries
Report
The impact of HIV on care work and the care workforce
This publication provides an overview of the gaps and challenges in six sub-Saharan African countries (Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia). By providing a picture of front-line prevention and treatment...
Report
The Social Construction of Migrant Care Work At the intersection of care, migration and gender
This publication examines the implications of migration in the care economy and its effects on women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. It focuses on the working conditions of women and men migrants performing care work in destination...
New job opportunities in an ageing society
Co-authored paper prepared for the 1st Meeting of the G20 Employment Working Group under the Japanese G20 presidency (Tokyo, 25-27 February 2019)
Promoting adequate social protection and social security coverage for all workers, including those in non-standard forms of employment
Promoting adequate social protection and social security coverage for all workers, including those in non-standard forms of employment (ILO/OECD).
Care Work and Care Jobs for the Future of Decent Work
Presentation of the main findings of the "Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work" report at the G7 Employment Task Force meeting in Vancouver (Canada), 2-3 October 2018.