Care at work : investing in care leave and services for a more gender equal world of work.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Labour Organization, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternal health services.

Child health services.

Family leave.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva 22, Switzerland : International Labour Organization, 2022.

Summary:

Based on an ILO survey of 185 countries, this report provides a global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies, namely maternity protection, paternity, parental and other care-related leave policies, as well as childcare and long-term care services.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Executive summary Care at work: Investing in care leave and services for a more gender-equal world of work

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1. Contents of the report

Chapter 2. Maternity Leave: A universal but unfulfilled human and labour right

2.1. Maternity protection: Over a century of vital rights, but not all mothers still benefit from it

2.2. Duration of maternity leave: Ensuring an adequate rest and recovery time

2.3. Adequacy of maternity leave cash benefits: Ensuring health protection and income security

2.4. Source of funding of maternity leave cash benefits: Protecting a public good through collective responsibility

2.5. National alignment of maternity leave schemes with Convention No. 183: Requirements on duration, amount and source of funding

2.6. The scope of maternity leave: Guaranteeing a fundamental right to all women

2.7. Employment protection and non-discrimina- tion: To guarantee maternity protection

2.8. Conclusions: Findings on maternity leave in a nutshell

Chapter 3. Paternity leave: The rise in men’s care rights and responsibilities

3.1. Provision of the right to paternity leave: Realizing the right to care and be cared for

3.2. Duration of paternity leave: The need for bonding time after childbirth

3.3. Adequacy of paternity leave cash benefits: Ensuring the need for well-paid paternity leave

3.4. Source of funding of paternity leave cash benefits: Paternity is also a collective responsibility

3.5. Provision of paternity leave for self-employed, adoptive and same-sex fathers: Many still remain excluded

3.6. Take-up rates of paternity leave: Turning rights into reality

3.7. Employment protection and non-discrimina- tion: Towards improving paternity leave take-up rates

3.8. Conclusion: Findings on paternity leave in a nutshell

Chapter 4. Parental leave and other care leave: balancing work and family responsibilities over the

4.1. The importance of ensuring a continuum of care over the life course

4.2. Provision of the right to parental leave: Care leave rights after maternity and paternity leave

4.3. Duration of parental leave: A long way to universal childcare services

4.4. Adequacy of parental leave cash benefits: Sustaining income security for care

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Other Format:

Print version: Office, International Labour Care at Work

ISBN:

9789220366790

OCLC:

1310344090