The International Labour Organization (ILO) has underscored the vital role of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in transforming care work across Latin America and the Caribbean, helping to close persistent gender gaps and ensure decent working conditions.

In a new technical note released on October 29, titled “Caring from the Territory: Experiences of Cooperatives and SSE Entities in Latin America”, the ILO presents community-based experiences from Bolivia, Colombia, and Honduras that demonstrate how cooperative models can respond effectively to the region’s growing care crisis.

The report coincides with the International Day of Care and Support and highlights the pressing challenge of unpaid care work, most of which is shouldered by women. In the region, women per

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