ILO - ECLAC call for strengthening care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean - Caribbean News Global

ILO - ECLAC call for strengthening care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean - Caribbean News Global

Both United Nations agencies called on the countries of the region to adopt regulations that extend care time and launched the bulletin “Time for care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards social and gender co-responsibility”. SANTIAGO, Chile, (ILO News) – In a new joint bulletin published leading up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Int…

MEXICO CITY.– Mastercard presented today the study “Empowerment for All: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs”, which positions Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as the region with the smallest gender gap in intent to undertake worldwide. The report reveals that, despite sectoral differences, the interest to undertake is practically equal between men and women. 75% of women and 76% of men have considered starting a business, and this trend remains…

Santiago de Chile, 6 Mar (Prensa Latina) Investment in care policies would have a significant effect on reducing gender gaps in employment, says today a newsletter published in Chile in the context of International Women's Day. The post Cepal-ILO: investing in care will reduce gender gaps first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

The Latin American region has advanced in maternity and paternity leave, however, it is far from international standards, warned the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal), and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Bulletin Gender Equality: Time to Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards social and gender co-responsibility shows that only 5 countries in the region have maternity leave exceeding 18 wee…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have called on countries in the region to approve regulations that extend the time for caregiving, a task that is mostly performed by women. Likewise, throughout the world, care work and social inclusion are a priority.

SANTIAGO – People in Latin America and the Caribbean who require care, as well as those who provide it, need more paid time, better pay and more rules and licenses to guarantee their rights, the ILO and the Cepal said in a joint report released on Thursday 6. “Times to care in Latin America and the [...] This article ILO and Cepal ask for more standards for care in Latin America was originally published in IPS News Agency