Resources on maternity protection

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Ambitious reforms in Oman pave way to universal social protection

    20 July 2023

    Newly approved legislation, developed with the support of the ILO, radically reshapes the social protection system in the Sultanate and is set to become a reference for countries in the region.

  5. The ILO and UK strengthen their support to social protection in Jordan

    29 June 2023

    New UK funding supports ILO technical assistance to enhance the social security rights of vulnerable workers in the country by extending social security coverage.

  6. © ILO/M. Duangkhiew 2024
    More than half of people in Asia and the Pacific still lack social protection, says new ILO report

    30 August 2022

    Despite significant progress in much of Asia and the Pacific social protection policies still lag behind other areas of the world, according to a new ILO report.

  7. © Kate Holt / Solidarity Center 2024
    Only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says ILO

    16 June 2022

    Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued.

  8. ILO adopts a revised code of practice on safety and health in construction

    01 March 2022

    More than 229 million construction workers may benefit from the new code, particularly in countries where construction is contributing to the post-COVID-19 recovery.

  9. © M. Crozet/ILO 2024
    ILO to release new report on care sector

    28 February 2022

  10. 100 Years of Maternity Protection: Transforming Leave and Care Policies for All

    06 November 2019