Resources on Care Economy
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Social experiment on care economy
Women work 100 hours per week but still consider unproductive: Magdalene-ILO Care work social experiment
18 January 2024
What happens if you are paid to do care work that you usually do at home?
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Care economy
Towards golden Indonesia with equality in care work
21 November 2023
The ILO organizes an interactive discussion session examining the key findings of its workers' perception survey on care work, conducted in collaboration with KataData Insight Centre.
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Care economy
Childcare allows an informal, working mother to care and support her family
20 November 2023
This is the life journey of Siti Riyanti, a working mother of two who has been able to support her family and take care of her sons with the support of a quality, affordable childcare service.
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Care economy
Indonesian women are still obliged to quit their paid jobs due to caring responsibilities
15 November 2023
The ILO is launching findings of its workers’ perception survey on care work. The survey is conducted to support the development process of Indonesia’s Road Map and National Action Plan on Care Economy.
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Care economy
A company-based childcare service improves workers’ loyalty and productivity
09 November 2023
The ILO, together with its social partners, conducts a visit to Tunas Cinta childcare service in Mojokerto District in East Java to learn about challenges and opportunities in providing a greater access to childcare for Indonesian workers nationwide.
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Childcare policy
Closing childcare policy gaps offers high return on investment
26 October 2023
There is a compelling social investment and gender equality case for transforming childcare policies so that they universally and effectively cover children from birth until the start of mandatory primary education, new ILO research has found.
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Podcast
Should we treat the care economy as an investment or a cost?
26 October 2023
Demand for care already outstrips supply and is expected to increase significantly in the future. Now, new ILO research suggests that spending on care – particularly childcare – could bring a return on investment of more than 3-to-1.
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Care economy
Quality, affordable childcare services are key to gender equality in labour market
10 October 2023
The ILO continues to support the development of Indonesia’s Road Map and Action Plan on Care Economy by organizing the fourth stakeholder meeting with a focus on childcare services.
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News
Indonesia identifies seven strategic issues for its Road Map and Action Plan on Care Economy
22 September 2023
The ILO supports the development of Indonesia’s Road Map and Action Plan on Care Economy, led by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA), through a series of consultative meetings.
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World Breastfeeding Week 2023
Employers need to do more to support breastfeeding women in the workplace –UNICEF, ILO
01 August 2023
UNICEF and the ILO urge employers in the Philippines to do more to support breastfeeding mothers in the workplace, which is good for mothers, babies and businesses.