Latest items for CL-LAW-1
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"As Belize’s population ages, women may be further challenged, excluded and marginalized in their senior years as they continue to spend their productive years in unpaid care work and in the informal sector. Many women will not access social protection services owing to their lack of contributions to the national social security scheme, which is made possible through employment in the formal sector" (6). This indicates that there are few, if any, benefits provided by the government for women who participate in unpaid caring labor (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"As Belize’s population ages, women may be further challenged, excluded and marginalized in their senior years as they continue to spend their productive years in unpaid care work and in the informal sector. Many women will not access social protection services owing to their lack of contributions to the national social security scheme, which is made possible through employment in the formal sector" (6). This indicates that there are few, if any, benefits provided by the government for women who participate in unpaid caring labor (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1
"[Lithaunia does not r]ecognize the unpaid care work performed by women, including childcare and care of other dependants, in particular by rural women, and credit it towards their pension entitlements and social benefits" (13).
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1
"[Lithaunia does not r]ecognize the unpaid care work performed by women, including childcare and care of other dependants, in particular by rural women, and credit it towards their pension entitlements and social benefits" (13).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[A]ccess to high-quality health-care services [is limited] for women belonging to disadvantaged groups who are not covered by health insurance, including [women engaged in unpaid domestic work]" (12).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[A]ccess to high-quality health-care services [is limited] for women belonging to disadvantaged groups who are not covered by health insurance, including [women engaged in unpaid domestic work]" (12).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[C]aregivers of people with multiple disabilities (i.e. people with disabilities who need a care-giver round the clock) are allowed to get economic empowerment support on behalf of those living with disability under their care, including their children" (14)
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[C]aregivers of people with multiple disabilities (i.e. people with disabilities who need a care-giver round the clock) are allowed to get economic empowerment support on behalf of those living with disability under their care, including their children" (14)
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[T]he Ministry of Health (MOH) provides subsidies for a range of eldercare services to address the care needs for eligible seniors, including day care, home care and respite care services, to alleviate the financial and physical burden of caregiving to support both men and women caregivers" (16). "Singapore has also put in place various schemes, several of which senior women with less resources will benefit more from. These schemes include the Workfare Income Supplement, Workfare Skills Support, Lease Buyback, Silver Housing Bonus, Silver Support and the Matched Retirement Savings" (33).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[T]he Ministry of Health (MOH) provides subsidies for a range of eldercare services to address the care needs for eligible seniors, including day care, home care and respite care services, to alleviate the financial and physical burden of caregiving to support both men and women caregivers" (16). "Singapore has also put in place various schemes, several of which senior women with less resources will benefit more from. These schemes include the Workfare Income Supplement, Workfare Skills Support, Lease Buyback, Silver Housing Bonus, Silver Support and the Matched Retirement Savings" (33).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"By the end of September 2018, as many as 40.07 million people nationwide, including more than 15.17 million women, were receiving a 'subsistence allowance' and 'assistance to rural residents living in extreme poverty'" (5). The criteria for subsistence allowance is unclear (MV-coder comment).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"By the end of September 2018, as many as 40.07 million people nationwide, including more than 15.17 million women, were receiving a 'subsistence allowance' and 'assistance to rural residents living in extreme poverty'" (5). The criteria for subsistence allowance is unclear (MV-coder comment).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1
"[No] steps [are being taken] to recognize, reduce and redistribute the unpaid care and domestic work of rural women through investment in infrastructure and social services such as childcare, elder care, affordable housing and transportation" (13).
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1
"[No] steps [are being taken] to recognize, reduce and redistribute the unpaid care and domestic work of rural women through investment in infrastructure and social services such as childcare, elder care, affordable housing and transportation" (13).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party: (c) Ensure that unpaid work of women is recognized, reduced and redistributed, including through investment in infrastructure and social services, such as child care, and by promoting the participation of men in domestic and family responsibilities" (13).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party: (c) Ensure that unpaid work of women is recognized, reduced and redistributed, including through investment in infrastructure and social services, such as child care, and by promoting the participation of men in domestic and family responsibilities" (13).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) oversees the implementation of the Law Number 2/2014 (Social Protection Act), adopted during this reporting period. The programmes under the Act include the Social Protection General Regulation (2016/R-22); Single Parent Allowance Regulation (2016/R-39); Foster Parent Allowance Regulation (2016/R-38); and Food Subsidy Regulation (2016/R-23). NSPA also has an ongoing social cash transfer programs and assistance. The Single Parent Allowance is a conditional cash transfer program providing financial support to vulnerable single parents so as to improve children’s lives and provide access to equal opportunities as other children in the society. The target of the program are single parent families and households living below the national...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) oversees the implementation of the Law Number 2/2014 (Social Protection Act), adopted during this reporting period. The programmes under the Act include the Social Protection General Regulation (2016/R-22); Single Parent Allowance Regulation (2016/R-39); Foster Parent Allowance Regulation (2016/R-38); and Food Subsidy Regulation (2016/R-23). NSPA also has an ongoing social cash transfer programs and assistance. The Single Parent Allowance is a conditional cash transfer program providing financial support to vulnerable single parents so as to improve children’s lives and provide access to equal opportunities as other children in the society. The target of the program are single parent families and households living below the national...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Children, adolescents and women with disabilities receive special assistance under the Todos Con Voz programme. By 2018, 1,557,057 visits had been made to that population group and 17,402 disability aids had been provided." (24).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Children, adolescents and women with disabilities receive special assistance under the Todos Con Voz programme. By 2018, 1,557,057 visits had been made to that population group and 17,402 disability aids had been provided." (24).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Act on Employment and Financial Assistance for Persons with Disabilities stipulates that at least 4 per cent of the staff of public sector institutions must be persons with disabilities or family members or guardians caring for disabled minors or persons with severe or very severe disabilities. This provision also extends to the private sector, with the obligation to employ at least 2 per cent of total staff" (26).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Act on Employment and Financial Assistance for Persons with Disabilities stipulates that at least 4 per cent of the staff of public sector institutions must be persons with disabilities or family members or guardians caring for disabled minors or persons with severe or very severe disabilities. This provision also extends to the private sector, with the obligation to employ at least 2 per cent of total staff" (26).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Citizens’ self-governing bodies and non-governmental non-profit organizations exercise public oversight and monitoring of the situation with...ensur[ing] that non-working mothers and mothers with children under 2 years of age receive material and other assistance..."(14). "In accordance with the Social Services for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Social Groups Act of 26 December 2016, social services are provided to socially vulnerable categories of women and men in the following forms: social support and advisory services; social services for home care; social services for day care and/or short stay institutions; and social services in residential institutions." (29)(NF - CODER COMMENT - These additional services can support caregivers with caring for...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Citizens’ self-governing bodies and non-governmental non-profit organizations exercise public oversight and monitoring of the situation with...ensur[ing] that non-working mothers and mothers with children under 2 years of age receive material and other assistance..."(14). "In accordance with the Social Services for Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Social Groups Act of 26 December 2016, social services are provided to socially vulnerable categories of women and men in the following forms: social support and advisory services; social services for home care; social services for day care and/or short stay institutions; and social services in residential institutions." (29)(NF - CODER COMMENT - These additional services can support caregivers with caring for...more
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[W]omen benefit from the available social protection programme" (12).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"[W]omen benefit from the available social protection programme" (12).
Feb. 6, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party…[a]dopt a law on a national care system and transformative fiscal policies and strategies to meet the needs imposed by care work, to reduce the burden of unpaid care work on women, particularly rural women; facilitate access to high-quality and affordable gender-responsive public services in such areas as health, education, childcare, transportation, water, housing and energy; generate data on and establish the monetization of unpaid care work as a baseline for its recognition and compensation [and address] the feminization of poverty by increasing women’s pension and social benefits, taking into account interruptions in their...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee [on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women] recommends that the State party…[a]dopt a law on a national care system and transformative fiscal policies and strategies to meet the needs imposed by care work, to reduce the burden of unpaid care work on women, particularly rural women; facilitate access to high-quality and affordable gender-responsive public services in such areas as health, education, childcare, transportation, water, housing and energy; generate data on and establish the monetization of unpaid care work as a baseline for its recognition and compensation [and address] the feminization of poverty by increasing women’s pension and social benefits, taking into account interruptions in their...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Under this policy all children with disabilities have equal access to health, education and support. Rehabilitation services for children with disabilities and are strengthened and coordinated. The policy aims to implement the disability grant to reach all children with disability." (8) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The additional fund for children with disabilities can assist women, especially those caring for disabled children). "The state party welcomes the recommendation and is consulting with relevant stakeholders to assess whether the Convention is in harmony with our domestic Laws. In an effort to protect and promote the rights of domestic workers the Government in October 2018, introduced the wage order for setting minimum...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Under this policy all children with disabilities have equal access to health, education and support. Rehabilitation services for children with disabilities and are strengthened and coordinated. The policy aims to implement the disability grant to reach all children with disability." (8) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The additional fund for children with disabilities can assist women, especially those caring for disabled children). "The state party welcomes the recommendation and is consulting with relevant stakeholders to assess whether the Convention is in harmony with our domestic Laws. In an effort to protect and promote the rights of domestic workers the Government in October 2018, introduced the wage order for setting minimum...more
Jan. 12, 2023, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Both the government and the private prison systems have yet to successfully employ recidivism prevention and rehabilitation programs, and the financial burden of caring for elderly prisoners is rising to unprecedented levels. Medical supplies, health care, and all the added costs of aging are stacked on top of the already high cost of keeping prisoners." (para 8). "In 2016, the government did implement a more comprehensive system to ensure ex-prisoners received welfare and social-service assistance; however, it’s still difficult to keep the jailed rate low when you have so many people who simply want to be there." (para 9).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Both the government and the private prison systems have yet to successfully employ recidivism prevention and rehabilitation programs, and the financial burden of caring for elderly prisoners is rising to unprecedented levels. Medical supplies, health care, and all the added costs of aging are stacked on top of the already high cost of keeping prisoners." (para 8). "In 2016, the government did implement a more comprehensive system to ensure ex-prisoners received welfare and social-service assistance; however, it’s still difficult to keep the jailed rate low when you have so many people who simply want to be there." (para 9).
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The investments made by the State in the minimum living allowance for urban residents increased from 13.6 billion yuan in 2006 to 36.55 billion yuan in 2010; the number of urban residents receiving the minimum living allowance rose from 22.4 million in 2006 to 23.105 million in 2010. In 2007, the rural minimum living standards security system was fully implemented in the whole country, with 3 billion yuan invested by the State in providing the minimum livelihood security to rural residents the same year; in 2010, it increased to 26.9 billion yuan, with the number of rural residents who received the minimum living allowance over the same period increased from...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The investments made by the State in the minimum living allowance for urban residents increased from 13.6 billion yuan in 2006 to 36.55 billion yuan in 2010; the number of urban residents receiving the minimum living allowance rose from 22.4 million in 2006 to 23.105 million in 2010. In 2007, the rural minimum living standards security system was fully implemented in the whole country, with 3 billion yuan invested by the State in providing the minimum livelihood security to rural residents the same year; in 2010, it increased to 26.9 billion yuan, with the number of rural residents who received the minimum living allowance over the same period increased from...more
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"...the above Framework was...designed to encourage Regional Administrations, to reach the following quantified targets, by 2013:...Increasing the percentage of the elderly being the recipients of home-care assistance, from the current 1.6% to 3.5%" (62).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"...the above Framework was...designed to encourage Regional Administrations, to reach the following quantified targets, by 2013:...Increasing the percentage of the elderly being the recipients of home-care assistance, from the current 1.6% to 3.5%" (62).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"No the government does not give benefits to unpaid caretakers of the elderly and handicapped" (1).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"No the government does not give benefits to unpaid caretakers of the elderly and handicapped" (1).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee notes with concern, however, the impact of unpaid care work on women’s economic empowerment" (16).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"The Committee notes with concern, however, the impact of unpaid care work on women’s economic empowerment" (16).
June 9, 2021, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Financial help for families is provided under the subsidiarity principle, which in the case of family benefits means that prior to applying for family allowance, single parents have to get a child support order against the other parent. However, if the child support was not ordered from the other parent since this parent is dead, the father of the child is unknown or the maintenance action has been dismissed, in addition to the family allowance the single parent is entitled to a supplement in respect of raising a child as a single parent. The amount of this allowance is higher in the case of a child holding a certificate of...more
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Financial help for families is provided under the subsidiarity principle, which in the case of family benefits means that prior to applying for family allowance, single parents have to get a child support order against the other parent. However, if the child support was not ordered from the other parent since this parent is dead, the father of the child is unknown or the maintenance action has been dismissed, in addition to the family allowance the single parent is entitled to a supplement in respect of raising a child as a single parent. The amount of this allowance is higher in the case of a child holding a certificate of...more
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"...the above Framework was...designed to encourage Regional Administrations, to reach the following quantified targets, by 2013:...Increasing the percentage of the elderly being the recipients of home-care assistance, from the current 1.6% to 3.5%" (62).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"...the above Framework was...designed to encourage Regional Administrations, to reach the following quantified targets, by 2013:...Increasing the percentage of the elderly being the recipients of home-care assistance, from the current 1.6% to 3.5%" (62).
Aug. 30, 2020, 7 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"While domestic workers are included in the labor law, they are excluded from most of its protections, including those related to weekly rest days, a minimum wage, and limits on working hours. In 2017, Bahrain introduced a unified standard contract for domestic workers, which requires detailing the nature of the job, work and rest hours, and weekly days off. While this contract is important, it lacks the legal protection and enforcement mechanisms to ensure domestic workers have their rights respected" (para 24).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"While domestic workers are included in the labor law, they are excluded from most of its protections, including those related to weekly rest days, a minimum wage, and limits on working hours. In 2017, Bahrain introduced a unified standard contract for domestic workers, which requires detailing the nature of the job, work and rest hours, and weekly days off. While this contract is important, it lacks the legal protection and enforcement mechanisms to ensure domestic workers have their rights respected" (para 24).
June 2, 2019, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Household caregivers and domestic workers are not protected under the law and are not covered by a mandated minimum wage, overtime pay, limits on the workday or workweek, minimum breaks, or vacation regulations" (p. 21).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
"Household caregivers and domestic workers are not protected under the law and are not covered by a mandated minimum wage, overtime pay, limits on the workday or workweek, minimum breaks, or vacation regulations" (p. 21).
May 21, 2019, 9:35 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Montenegro provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (115).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Montenegro provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (115).
May 21, 2019, 8:59 p.m.
Countries: Mongolia
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Mongolia provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (115).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Mongolia provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (115).
May 21, 2019, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Mozambique provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (116).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Mozambique provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (116).
May 21, 2019, 2:47 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Morocco does not provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (116).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Morocco does not provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (116).
May 21, 2019, 10:09 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Myanmar does not provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (117).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Myanmar does not provide for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (117).
May 20, 2019, 2:23 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Namibia provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (117).
Variables: CL-LAW-1
The government of Namibia provides for valuation of nonmonetary contributions, such as staying at home to take care of the elderly and disabled (117).