Resources on Care Economy
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UN Women - ILO Policy Tool
Assessing the gendered employment impacts of COVID-19 and supporting a gender-responsive recovery
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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UN Women - ILO Policy Tool
A guide to public investments in the care economy
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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© WOCinTech Chat 2022
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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© Gloria Mbuya 2022
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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News
UNTFSSE participates in the Side event 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD): “Building Back Better: Action Toward a Disability-Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-COVID-19 World”
10 December 2020
A representative of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and an observer to the United Nation Inter-agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) contributed to the debate on creating a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable Post-COVID-19 World
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© 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.
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Investment in care workers is critical now and beyond COVID-19
05 November 2020
The home and institution-based care sector is facing severe challenges in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainable investments in health and social care systems, workforces, and in decent working conditions are needed to ensure preparedness and resilience in times of crisis and beyond.
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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.
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© G20 2022
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers
ILO welcomes G20 commitment to inclusive, employment-focused recovery from COVID-19 crisis
10 September 2020
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration puts the focus on decent work, women and youth.
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© 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.
