Resources on Care Economy

Comment

Getting serious about supporting the care economy

29 April 2022

Opinion by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for South Asia and Country Office for India in The Hindu, on the Care Economy.

ILO InfoStory

How to make decent work a reality for domestic workers

16 June 2021

Domestic workers provide essential services to millions of households around the world but many are not covered by legal or social protections. Explore the key findings of the new ILO report on Domestic workers in our latest interactive InfoStory.

Gender equality

How to strengthen gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era

01 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit sectors where women are over-represented the hardest: tourism, retail, the care economy. Yet the pandemic has also exposed data collection gaps that undermine our ability to craft effective policy responses.

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.

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.

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.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

Are there enough health workers?

03 April 2020

Countries’ capacities to recruit and retain health workers vary significantly across regions. This unequal distribution exacerbates inequities in access to health services.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Five ways to protect health workers during the COVID-19 crisis

01 April 2020

Health workers and systems are playing a crucial role in the global fight against COVID-19 and special measures are needed to support and protect them.