• Discussion Paper

Care & the Platform Economy in the UK: A Mapping Exercise

In the UK and globally, in-home domestic childcare and adult care services are increasingly being provided via digital platforms, with significant implications for in-home/domestic care workers.This paper maps what we already know about this phenomenon and identifies knowledge gaps that could be filled through focused research in support of influencing initiatives aimed at improving rights […]

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Topic

• Care Advocacy
• Gender Equality
• Gender Justice

Areas Covered

• United Kingdom

• Discussion Paper
• Research Report

Care as Essential Infrastructure: Definitions of and debates on care infrastructure from Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe

Drawing on six case studies (Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe), this paper explores the definitions, debates, and demands related to the concept of care infrastructure. The paper finds the following components of care infrastructure across the case studies: care-supporting physical infrastructure, knowledge production, community networks, national care frameworks and public […]

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Topic

• Care Advocacy
• Care Infrastructure
• Gender Justice

Areas Covered

• Global
• Kenya
• Latin America
• Mexico
• Peru
• Philippines
• United States
• Zimbabwe