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.

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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.

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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.

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Media Advisory

ILO to release new report on care sector

28 February 2022

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International Women’s Day

ILO Director-General: "Let us invest in women as part of a human-centred recovery"

08 March 2021

To mark International Women’s Day, ILO Director-General paid tribute to the tremendous efforts made by women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.

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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.

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COVID-19 and gender equality

COVID-19: G7 nations need to get gender equality right for a better future for women at work

14 May 2020

Fighting deep-rooted gender inequality must be part of countries’ responses to the crisis, says high-level meeting on the role of women in the post-COVID future.

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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.