Reversing the current organization of care
The COVID-19 pandemic increased and highlighted the unsustainability of the existing social organization of care and increased women’s poverty levels, inequality, and exclusion. Building a new care system is urgent and critical to achieving a post-pandemic recovery with social justice, gender equality, and human rights.
Reduce gender inequality
The current social organization of care generates and reproduces gender injustice. Because of traditional gender roles, women in the world dedicate around three times more time to unpaid care work than men. This overload has significant negative impacts on their well-being and development.
Implement a human rights approach
The human rights of all care workers (including migrant women) and all people in need of care and support, as well as strengthening their organizations, is a priority in the new social organization of care that the Global Alliance for Care envisions.
Consider differentiated necessities
The Global Alliance for Care promotes an intersectional and contextual approach to transform the inequalities and disadvantages based on a consideration of the differentiated necessities and interests that arise from gender, age, location (Global North or South), socio-economic condition, occupation, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity, etc.
Foster the 5R of care
The ILO's 5Rs of Care: recognize, reduce, redistribute, reward and represent, are essential to the Alliance’s political agenda.
Promote co-responsibility
To move towards more gender-just societies, there should be gender and social co-responsibility in care provision. Local, regional, and national governments are fundamentally responsible for ensuring the provision of quality, affordable, and accessible care, as well as decent working conditions for caregivers. Together with the State, the private sector, communities, families, and all adults are co-responsible.
