Resources on Care Economy

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.

International Labour Day

Call to redouble efforts to ensure decent work for migrant workers

01 May 2021

We are at a turning point. As the world looks to build back better from the global COVID-19 crisis we must redouble our efforts to ensure decent work for migrant workers in a more sustainable, equal, and resilient post-pandemic world.

ILO Working paper 29

Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa

29 April 2021

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 Employment Programmes (PEPs) have contributed to the progressive realisation of decent work where as a first step in the trajectory, they have recognised and renumerated care related labour as work. This case study raises a series of questions for further consideration about the role of PEPs in this context, particularly their efficacy in the provision of direct care services.

UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

How to assess fiscal stimulus packages from a gender equality perspective

31 March 2021

UN Women – ILO Joint Programme Promoting Decent Employment for Women through Inclusive Growth Strategies and Investments in Care.

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Resources on Care Economy

Territoires Zéro Chômage Longue Durée (TZCLD), (Territories with Zero long-term Unemployment), presented by Victoria Bazurto

The Psychosocial Value of Employment, presented by Reshmaan Hussam

Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa, presented by Lerato Shai

The Argentine Ministry of Productive Development publishes an interview with ILO’s Valeria Esquivel

The ILO joins the Global Alliance for Care

Family-friendly policies for workers in the informal economy

How to make decent work a reality for domestic workers

Call to redouble efforts to ensure decent work for migrant workers

Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa

How to assess fiscal stimulus packages from a gender equality perspective