Within countless households across the Philippines, domestic workers provide essential care work for other families so their own families may live. And yet, they are among the most vulnerable and underappreciated workers in the country.  Long hours, below-minimum wages, little to no social protection, and, in extreme cases, outright abuse characterize their experience.

Oxfam Pilipinas’ campaign addressing gender norms on unpaid care work and women’s breadwinning during COVID-19 received the top award at the recently held 20th Philippine Quill Awards.  The “HomesquadPH” campaign, which sheds light on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) in Filipino homes, especially among urban millennials, received an Award of Excellence in communication management […]

A regional forum organized in Ormoc City shed light on how climate change deepens gender inequalities particularly the unequal distribution of unpaid care and domestic work among women and girls.

To shed light on the current situation of unpaid care work in Filipino homes, especially among urban millennials in the BPO sector, Oxfam Pilipinas, with the support of Investing in Women, commissioned The Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) of Miriam College to conduct a study on the issue. The study officially launched Tuesday (March 29) […]

Blog post by Randee Cabaces More from Randee Cabaces The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to our way of lives. For one, work-from-home arrangements have turned our homes into our workspaces, creating a dilemma about when work exactly begins and ends each day.  The boundary separating work from personal life is even worse for those […]

Ibrahim When Ibrahim’s wife sought work opportunities abroad, he carried the challenges of being the primary caretaker of his two-year-old son, Datu Nursalam, alongside with doing most household chores such as doing the laundry, meal preparation, and washing the dishes. Ibrahim, a volunteer teacher since 2003 and an MMH champion in SSB, shared his journey […]

Following the Father’s Day celebration, Oxfam Pilipinas is recognizing and encouraging the men who step up and respond to the call for equality in doing unpaid care work with their partners, via the webinar “Usapang Gawaing Bahay sa Panahon ng Pandemya,” and the launch of the #FlexYourHouseband Challenge. For many Filipinos, working from home has become more […]

As part of its advocacy to promote gender equality in the home setting, international humanitarian and development organization Oxfam partnered with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to train inmates on the value of care work and why they should share this responsibility. The trainees will include inmates or Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) set for […]

In celebration of the National Women’s Month, international development agency Oxfam and partners stressed the need to recognize the value of ‘unpaid care work’ in achieving gender equality and overcoming poverty. The call was made during the launch of the advocacy campaign called “I Laba Yu,” which encourages husbands and wives to share household chores […]

Groups called for the active participation of fathers in household chores to address poverty, and the heavy and unequal responsibilities women face in care work. SIAD Initiatives in Mindanao Convergence for Asset Reform and Regional Development (SIM-CARRD) in partnership with Oxfam and the local government of Libungan, North Cotabato made the call during a male […]