Building sustainable care and support systems through decent work.

 Care and support systems are essential to decent work, gender equality and social justice. Yet many of the 381 million people working in the care economy worldwide – around 65 per cent of whom are women – continue to face low pay, inadequate social and labour protection, occupational safety and health risks, and limited opportunities for representation and collective voice.

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