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The Future of Work Podcast

Why investing in care is about equality

08 March 2022

Gaps in care systems – which were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic – can undermine gender equality, so removing talent and skills from the workforce. A new ILO report on care at work analyses the current state of care services in 185 countries and makes a strong case for increasing investment in the sector.

Event

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.

Publication

Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work

07 March 2022

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.

© GMB Akash / icddr,b 2022

Care at work

Greater investment in care could create almost 300 million jobs

07 March 2022

Plugging existing, significant, gaps in care services could generate almost 300 million jobs and create a continuum of care that would help to alleviate poverty, encourage gender equality, and support care for children and the elderly, says new ILO report released ahead of International Women’s Day.

© M. Crozet/ILO 2022

Media Advisory

ILO to release new report on care sector

28 February 2022

Document

Family-friendly policies for workers in the informal economy

08 July 2021

Protecting and ensuring social protection and care systems for all children and families in the context of COVID-19 and beyond

© Marcin Jozwiak 2022

Work-life balance

Working mothers squeezed out of labour force by COVID-19

30 November 2020

Families are making tough decisions about who keeps their paid job and who quits to provide the unpaid care needed at home during the COVID-19 crisis. Mainly it is women who are sacrificing their careers.

ILO COOP 100 Slideshow I

Cooperatives provide quality care services

22 September 2020

As part of the ILO COOP 100 photo exhibitions, the ILO is featuring the contributions of cooperatives and the wider SSE to advancing decent work and sustainable development. This series of photos feature the contribution of cooperatives and the wider SSE in providing quality care services, from childcare and eldercare to care for persons living with disability or illness.

© UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng 2022

Blog

Put gender equality at the heart of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery

20 August 2020

The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers. Governments should prioritize policies that offset the effects the COVID-19 crisis is having on their jobs.

© Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP 2022

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Women health workers: Working relentlessly in hospitals and at home

07 April 2020

Women globally make up over 70 per cent of workers in health, including those working in care institutions. They are on the front line of the fight against COVID-19. As a result of the pandemic they are facing a double burden: longer shifts at work and additional care work at home.