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Strengthening the Care Economy Key to Building Resilient Societies: ILO ...
Opinion EditorialBuilding resilient societies starts with strengthening the care economy, says Michiko Miyamoto, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for India. Care is central to the functioning of societies and economies. Whether paid or unpaid, care work underpins every other sphere of work by enabling families, communities, and labour markets to function.The ILO Resolution concerning Decent Work and the Care Economy, adopted at the International Labour Conference in 2024, underscores that a well-structured care economy strengthens resilience to crises, mitigates brain drain, advances gender equality and inclusion, while supporting economic and social development.Despite the indispensable nature of care work, it largely remains unrecognized, undervalued, and disproportionately carried out by women. Structural inequalities and traditional gender norms have long assigned care tasks—both paid and unpaid—to women, often without adequate recognition or compensation.This unequal distribution of care work is also a leading factor keeping women out of the formal labour force, reinforced by persistent stereotypes that frame care as “women’s work” and restrict women’s economic opportunities. In Asia and the Pacific, over half of the women outside the labour force (52 per cent) cite care responsibilities as the primary reason, while in South Asia the figure rises to 56%.At the centre of the care economy lies a dual imperative: meeting the growing demand for care services while ensuring the rights and decent working conditions of care workers. The ILO Resolution promotes a rights-based approach rooted in international labour standards, ensuring fair wages, safe working conditions, and adequate social protection for care workers, while care recipients have access to affordable, quality, and accessible care services across the life cycle.These requirements are unfolding in an era of rapid transformation. Demographic shifts, socio-economic changes, technological advancements, and the impacts of climate change are driving up the demand for care services. Yet the availability of, and access to, affordable quality care remains insufficient, hampered by underinvestment, fragmented policies, limited infrastructure, and a shortage of trained care workers.The 5R Framework for Decent Care Work—Recognize, Reduce, and Redistribute unpaid care work, and Reward and Represent paid care work—offers a comprehensiv...
A Critical Working-class Perspective on the Crisis of Care
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Taiwan CareTech Alliance Targets Japan's Silver Market with Smart ...
Under this brand, the alliance aims to expand into Japan's growing silver economy, showcasing Taiwan's capabilities in smart elderly care solutions. To build a more comprehensive long-term care technology ecosystem, the alliance has introduced two innovative integrated products: "Smart Nursing Bed" and "Smart Group Trainer."
ILO official statement at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk ...
Building resilient societies through employment and decent work in the post-COVID-19 world The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the systemic nature of risk, demonstrating the potential to create cascading effects on the economy, society, and the environment. The profound disruption and instability it caused have had a devastating impact on the world of work, threatening the long-term livelihoods ...
