Resources on Care Economy

  1. UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

    UN Women - ILO Joint Programme Synthesis Report, Argentina

    08 March 2024

  2. UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

    Sectoral potential for the creation of female jobs and proposed avenues to achieve gender equality on the labour market.

    08 March 2024

    A Moroccan Perspective

  3. ILO Policy Brief

    From global care crisis to quality care at home: The case for including domestic workers in care policies and ensuring their rights at work

    08 March 2024

  4. © Asian Development Bank 2024

    Rights of domestic workers

    New ILO policy brief calls for domestic workers to be included in care policies to ensure their rights at work

    08 March 2024

    Domestic workers play an integral and increasing role in care provision but lack access to labour rights and social protection. Governments and social partners need to act.

  5. News

    Moving towards equality: The role of care work in the Latin American labour market

    07 March 2024

    Analysing the intersection between gender, employment and care, the ILO presents a detailed report that calls for transformative action to redistribute care work around co-responsibility and social justice.

  6. © Jared J. Kohler / ILO 2024

    Care economy

    Investing in care policies can create millions of jobs in MENA, new ILO report finds

    07 March 2024

    Marking International Women’s Day, the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) launched a pivotal report on the labour market impact of investing in the care economy in the Middle East and North Africa.

  7. ILO Report

    Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave and Services for a More Gender Equal World of Work

    07 March 2024

    Companion Regional Report for the Middle East and North Africa

  8. © Chevanon photography/Pexels 2024

    Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

    Tackling gender segregation: How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change

    06 March 2024

    In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one main reason that women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men. Now, a joint program of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality.

  9. Infographic

    Towards Dignity and Autonomy: A Comprehensive Look at Personal Assistance Policies for Persons with Disabilities Worldwide

    29 February 2024

    This infographic presents the findings from a review of personal assistance policies and practices from across the world and formulates recommendations on how to ensure that personal assistance promote full inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in community, including by improving the working conditions of assistants. This research is a product of the cooperation between the International Labour Organisation and the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL).to take an active role in its provision and that has a long-lasting impact on their rights. Looking into personal assistance services globally may shed light on how to structure care and support services to reduce inequalities.

  10. Towards Dignity and Autonomy

    A Comprehensive Look at Personal Assistance Policies for Persons with Disabilities Worldwide

    29 February 2024

    The report presents the findings from a review of personal assistance policies and practices from across the world and formulates recommendations on how to ensure that personal assistance promote full inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in community, including by improving the working conditions of assistants. This research is a product of the cooperation between the International Labour Organisation and the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL).to take an active role in its provision and that has a long-lasting impact on their rights. Looking into personal assistance services globally may shed light on how to structure care and support services to reduce inequalities.