Centering Decent Work for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy
Centering Decent Work for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy
There are 75.6M paid domestic workers worldwide who also fulfill the care needs of the global population. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO estimated that 2.1 billion people needed care and warned of a "care crisis" if not adequately addressed. The pandemic accelerated this crisis, deepening pre-existing gender inequalities and norms and putting unprecedented stress […]