Resources on Care Economy

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.

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.

Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

Bringing gender equality to the core of employment recovery

19 August 2020

This podcast focusses attention on how the current crisis is different from previous crises in terms of its impact on women workers, and highlights some policy recommendations the ILO has to offer.

ILO Policy brief

A gender-responsive employment recovery: Building back fairer

24 July 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the entrenched gender inequalities that plague labour markets. Building back fairer will only be possible by tackling these inequalities head on during the emergency and recovery phases.

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.

UN Women – ILO Joint Programme

Promoting decent employment for women through inclusive growth policies and investments in care

04 May 2020

The UN Women - ILO Joint Programme aims to promote decent work for women through inclusive growth policies and investments in the care economy. The Joint Programme stands ready to support governments and social partners in implementing gender-sensitive policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis and recovery phase. In these critical times, it is a demonstration of how the United Nations as One is working towards a gender-equitable future.

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.

Publication

Family-friendly workplace practices and policies for employers in the context of COVID-19

06 April 2020

This document builds on material developed by UNICEF EAPRO, UNICEF ESARO and the ILO. It is an interim guidance note, developed in a fast-evolving situation. It provides general recommendations that aim to help employers strengthen support for workers and their families.

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.