““If we want to see progress on #SDG5, care work needs to be recognised, it needs to be valued, and it needs to be redistributed.””
Erin Tansey, IDRC:
““Addressing this structural barrier (the care economy) towards #GenderEquality really requires everyone to get involved. And the private sector does have a key role to play.””
Lisa Hawkes, Unilever:
““When you say ‘mentorship’ that feels like a one way transaction, but it’s not at all. Having corporates engage with social enterprises across the board … allows [staff] to feel purposeful, which is a reason why lots of people go to work.””
Md. Zia Uddin, Folia Water Global:
“”The responsibility of collecting water in Bangladesh [lands] upon women or girls.… They’ve spent a lot of time … on these activities, which they could have otherwise spent … doing some productive roles.””
Md. Zia Uddin, Folia Water Global:
“”… we have developed our low-cost paper-based water filter, which focuses on the labour & time burdens that care workers oftentimes face during their day-to-day drinking water collection.””
Katja Friewald, UN Woman Asia:
““Because the #CareEconomy is so informal … every step of creating a bit more formality, transparency, and processes … can really help to create pathways towards decent work.””
Katja Friewald, UN Woman Asia:
““We need to upscale the quantity but also the quality of care workers.””
Matthew Davidson, Primark:
““The #CareEconomy … is an interesting topic in international #supplychains as it bridges the gap between factory compliance elements — maternity pay, worker benefits, safe workplaces — and the community element — childcare, domestic and elderly care.”
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Matthew Davidson, Primark:
“”Social enterprises born out of the environment in which [care] burdens exist may have better solutions to addressing the specific burdens & [better] supporting the specific needs of workers & local communities.””
Lisa Hawkes, Unilever:
““Like all engagements with any organisation, it’s really important to find your champions.”
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Matthew Davidson, Primark:
““It’s not just about making sure (#CareEconomy) services are actually available. It’s making sure that services are actually utilised when they’re available.””
Anne Njambi Kabugi:
““Multinationals can play a very big role, especially when it comes to best practices, whether we’re talking about how they organise programming around access to care … [or] how they work with different stakeholders in the market …””
Md. Zia Uddin, Folia Water Global:
““Integration of the #CareEconomy into the value chain of multinational businesses in manufacturing, sales, or distribution has the potential to drive business growth and significant #SocialImpact.””
