Call for testimonies
In the framework of our global campaign on
rebuilding the social organisation of care, PSI is calling for worker and union member testimonies that highlight how care responsibilities affect workers’ lives and how the ratification and implementation of ILO Convention 156 could help improve working conditions and promote equality.
The testimonies will be used on social media to as part of our
campaign to advocate and push for the ratification and implementation of C156 "Workers with Family Responsibilities" and ultimately for the human right to care to be recognised globally.
ILO Convention 156:
- Applies to all sectors of the economy and all categories of workers.
- Ensures equal opportunities and treatment for workers in managing their family responsibilities, including care, and guarantees that these responsibilities are balanced with their work commitments without penalizing workers' ability to choose, enter, or remain in formal employment.
- Encourages governments, in line with national conditions and resources, to develop childcare and family services that redistribute care work and enable workers to exercise their human right to care, underpinning the fundamental role of the State in assuring it. Global research shows that these services are most effective when publicly run, in the public interest, rather than for private profit. The public nature of care is a crucial element in building comprehensive social care systems that benefit all.
- Will strengthen policies that support the redistribution of unpaid care work among workers, promote gender co-responsibility, and highlight the role that the world of work plays in this redistribution.