Building on the engagement over the past years, the outcome document of the 4th WWC (2022) and the 5th ITUC Congress (2022) identified the care economy as one of the key political priorities to realise our demands for a New Social Contract, accelerating gender equality in the world of work and building a fairer and more inclusive society.
The International Day for Care, 29 of October, is an awareness campaign aimed at giving visibility to the importance of the care economy and, therefore, to pressure governments to foster:
The 2022 ITUC report “Putting the Care Economy in Place: Trade Unions in Action Around the world”, presents six case-studies showing trade union wins at the national level.
Equal Times’ articles on CARE:
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The International Day for Care is supported by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Public Services International (PSI), UNI Global Union, Education International (EI), International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO).