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COVID-19 and Care Workers Providing Home or Institution-Based Care
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COVID-19 and Care Workers Providing Home or Institution-Based Care

ILO Sectoral Brief

ILO, 2020


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9

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  • Eye Opening
  • Overview

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The International Labour Organization shines a spotlight on the plight of care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in an informative brief. The paper highlights the disproportionate impact care workers have suffered during the pandemic crisis, calling on governments, employers and sectoral organizations to support decent working conditions for these essential workers. Issued in October 2020, the brief draws attention to longstanding challenges in the care sector and looks toward creating resilience and equity in the sector post-pandemic.

Take-Aways

  • Care workers’ employment conditions have placed them at high risk of contracting – and passing on – COVID-19.
  • Lack of personal protective equipment, information, training and testing exacerbates care workers’ risk of contracting the virus.
  • Care workers’ low status and the lack of official recognition of their work contribute to their level of risk.

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An agency of the United Nations, the International Labour Organization brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member states to promote decent work for all women and men.