Resources on Care Economy
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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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Employment Working Group
Reducing inequality, ensuring appropriate wages and care economy
02 March 2023
This presentation held at the 1st meeting of the Employment Working Group under the presidency of Japan provides an analysis and policy suggestions for reduced inequality and appropriate wages in the care economy.
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Executive Summary
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
13 July 2022
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High level dialogue
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector
ILO and WHO will launch their latest joint report on The gender pay gap in the health and care sector during a side event High-level Political Forum. Following the presentation of the most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector worldwide, a high level dialogue will examine integrated and intersectoral policy action to accelerate achievement of SDGs and boost political attention to the issue of gender equality in the health and care workforce.
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Report
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
13 July 2022
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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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ILO report key findings
Decent Work in Portugal 2008-18: From crisis to recovery (PowerPoint Presentation)
16 October 2018
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G20 Meeting
Towards gender equality in the future of work (PowerPoint Presentation)
06 September 2018
Presentation by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, 6-7 September 2018, Mendoza, Argentina