ILOSTAT blog
Advancing the measurement of care work and the care economy: a global consultation for new statistical standards
The ILO is launching a new work programme, at the request of its constituents, aimed at developing international statistical standards, definitions, and measurement frameworks for care work. This comes at a pivotal moment, at a time when there is unprecedented global, regional and national interest in care work and care economy.
5 July 2024
The recently concluded 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) reiterated ILO constituents’ strong demand for international statistical standards for care work measurement, calling for:
“the development of internationally-agreed statistical standards as the basis for the collection of detailed, comparable and harmonized data on the care economy, taking into account all relevant unpaid and paid care work, for discussion at the 22nd International Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2028” (ILC.112/resolution III, pages 6-7, para 5c). Read the full article