Resources on Care Economy
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UN Women - ILO Policy Tool
Gendered employment analysis and policy recommendations in Ethiopia
09 February 2024
Evidence from Hawassa and Yirgalem Intergrated Industrial Parks
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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
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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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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News
The ILO holds meeting on care provision through cooperatives with global and country level updates
01 September 2023
On Wednesday, August 23rd, The ILO’s Cooperatives, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit (COOP/SSE) and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Branch came together with 27 ILO colleagues from headquarters and the field to discuss progress on the initiative Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender-Transformative Decent Work Solution, initially launched in March 2023.
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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.
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Gender equality and women workers
Childcare shortfalls having major impact on gender equality in labour markets across Asia and the Pacific
01 August 2023
New report highlights impacts of shortfalls in childcare provision in the region, makes recommendations for change at all levels.