Videoconference “Social protection from care”

With the aim of strengthening the political incidence of civil society in favor of social protection in South America, it is proposed a cycle of conferences with the participation of various organizations of civil society (e.g. feminists, trade unions, ecumenical, etc.) and experts in the field. Within the framework of the general issues of social security, with new proposals, such as minimum social protection, and from a consistent perspective of ensuring the sustainability of life, it is arises an innovative approach. For that it is necessary an official care policy which contemplate supports and complements care work and defends the recognition of the "right to care", gender equality and human development. Likewise, ways of financing social protection are explored, including the creation of a global fund.

The first videoconference will be “Social protection from care” on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. of Argentina / Brazil / Uruguay, confirm your local time here.

Soledad Salvador, Patricia Cossani, Hildete Pereira de Melo and Corina Rodríguez Enríquez will participate. Moderation will be in charge of Alma Espino. The activities will be carried out mostly in Spanish.

The link to register is: https://bit.ly/ProteccionSocialCuidados

The flyer is available here and here.

Those people who have already pre-registered do not need to do it again.

To receive more information visit here and/or send an email to: proteccionsocial@ciedur.org.uy

The videoconference is organized by Ciedur, Red de Género y Comercio, Social Watch and Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors.