Promoting decent work and the care economy (Apply by June 10)
Through this capacity-development programme, participants will explore how to successfully promote decent work in the care economy and enable a more balanced sharing of care responsibilities. The course includes live virtual sessions with international experts and self-guided online modules, covering strategies and tools for identifying transformative policies in care work, macroeconomics, social protection, labour, and migration, with a focus on policies and international labour standards.
This course is in English
What will you learn?
- Have a better understanding about the care economy, the centrality of care work and care policies and their value for societies and economies;
- Recognise the main concepts of the care economy and its importance for decent work, gender equality and an inclusive socioeconomic development through policies and international labour standards;
- Get familiar with strategies to promote transformative policies so that care work is at the core of a future with decent work and gender equality.
What resources do you need to do it?
Reliable internet access
More about this training
Format: Online (E-Campus)
Dates: 5–30 May 2025
In this learning journey, you will be taken through four modules. Main topics include:
- Key concepts, definitions and approaches to the care economy and care policies;
- ILO’s policy framework for decent work in care work including the 5 Rs: recognise, reduce, redistribute, reward and represent;
- An overview of policies, international labour standards, tools, measures and good practices to position care work at the core of a future with decent work and intersectional gender equality.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
ANALYSE CARE ECONOMY’S PRINCIPLES. FEATURES AND MAIN CHALLENGES BY UNDERSTANDING:
- The key concepts and definitions on the care economy, care work and care policies.
- ILO’s 5R Framework for Decent Work.
IDENTIFY AND ASSESS:
- Transformative policies in care work, macroeconomics, social protection, labour, migration, health, education and domestic work.
- Existing gaps between measures / tools for care workers/migrant care workers and ILO international labour standards promoting decent work.
- Care policies in line with ILO international labour standards to enable a more balanced sharing of family responsibilities.
PROMOTE AND COMMUNICATE ON:
- Decent work for care workers.
- Invest in care policies.
- Good practices that support representation and social dialogue in care work.
Who can I contact for more information?
Access now
View the course here: https://www.itcilo.org/courses/promoting-decent-work-and-care-economy
Applications should be submitted through the online application form: https://oarf2.itcilo.org/DST/A9717096/en