Draft Law on Family Care and Co-Responsibilities for the Plurinational State of Bolivia
0-1 Original language
Spanish
I-1 Name of the initiative
Draft Law on Family Care and Co-Responsibilities for the Plurinational State of Bolivia
I-2 Geographical coverage
BOL
I-2-A Region/country
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
I-2-R Region
Americas
I-2-T Geographical scope
Country
I-3-A Initiative start date
2024
I-3-B Initiative end date
2026
I-4 Leading entity/organization
Government
I-5 Collaborating entities/organizations
Employer and Business Membership Organization
I-5 Collaborating entities/organizations
Workers' organization
I-5 Collaborating entities/organizations
Social and solidarity economy (SSE) entities
I-5 Collaborating entities/organizations
Civil society, including NGOs
I-6 Has the ILO been involved in the initiative?
Yes
I-6-A Specify how the ILO was involved
The ILO provided technical assistance in formulating and promoting a draft law on family care and co-responsibility, which takes into account the provisions of the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156), ratified by the Plurinational State of Bolivia in 1998.
I-7 Is there collaboration with other agencies of the United Nations System or other partners?
No
II-1 Justification of the initiative
The initiative was developed within the framework of the project "Promoting Social Justice and Gender Equality through innovative Care policies in Bolivia". This law is intended to be an instrument to advance in the fulfillment of the objectives proposed by this Agreement with measures that contribute to policies to improve the working conditions and quality of life of workers with family responsibilities to guarantee their access, permanence and reintegration into work, including those who perform "atypical" jobs.
II-10 Focus on other branches of economic activity
No sectoral focus
II-11 Focus on certain categories of enterprises or economic units according to their size
Not applicable
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Employees
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Employers
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Own-account workers
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Members of producers’ cooperatives
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Contributing family workers
II-12 Focus on specific status in employment
Workers not classifiable by status
II-13 Focus on other specific categories of workers and employers, not captured elsewhere
No specific categories of workers or employers
II-13-A Specification
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II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Women
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Men
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Mothers
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Fathers
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Persons with other care responsibilities
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Pregnant women
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Young people
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Indigenous and tribal peoples
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Ethnic and racial minorities
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Migrants or forcibly displaced persons
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
People with disabilities
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Older persons
II-14 Focus on specific groups of population / persons prioritized in the initiative
Children
II-15 Has the initiative been developed through effective social dialogue processes and inter-institutional coordination mechanisms?
Yes, through social dialogue
II-2 Objectives and description of the initiative
The purpose of this Law is to develop, in the light of the substantive equality clause and prohibition of discrimination, the right to care and to implement the Plurinational Care System as a co-responsible, supportive and dialogic governance model that allows the participation of various strategic actors for the implementation of an ecocentric model of care that harmonizes people's rights, especially the historically excluded ones, Nature and sentient beings.
II-3 Type of initiative
National/local law
II-4 Which of the Rs in the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work guides this initiative?
Recognition, reduction and redistribution of unpaid care
II-4 Which of the Rs in the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work guides this initiative?
Reward care workers
II-4 Which of the Rs in the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work guides this initiative?
Representation of care workers
II-5 Which is the main policy area of the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work does the practice focus on?
Care policies
II-6 Which other policy areas of the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work does the practice focus on?
Employment policies
II-6 Which other policy areas of the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work does the practice focus on?
Skills policies
II-6 Which other policy areas of the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work does the practice focus on?
Social Protection policies
II-6 Which other policy areas of the 5R Framework for Decent Care Work does the practice focus on?
Labour Protection policies
II-7 Which policies or measures to advance decent work in the care economy does the practice focus on?
Design and implement integrated and coherent care policies and systems for decent work and gender equality
II-7 Which policies or measures to advance decent work in the care economy does the practice focus on?
Mainstream care into relevant public policies
II-8 Which beneficiaries in the care economy does the practice focus on?
Unpaid carers (workers or persons with care responsibilities, parents, other family members, etc.)
II-8 Which beneficiaries in the care economy does the practice focus on?
Paid care workers (nurses, domestic workers, teachers, childcare workers, personal assistants, etc.)
II-8 Which beneficiaries in the care economy does the practice focus on?
Care recipients (children, older persons, persons with disabilities, etc.)
II-9 Geographical scope
Urban and rural
III-1 In a short paragraph, summarize the main results and impacts obtained
Have a Draft Law on Family Care and Co-Responsibilities for Bolivia. It has not yet been approved.
III-2 Explanation of the innovative element of the initiative for advancing decent work in the care economy
The Draft Law on Family Care and Co-Responsibilities is the first law on care for the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
IV-1 What were the main challenges or difficulties during the design and implementation? How were they faced/ addressed?
Change of authorities in the public sector with which the approval of the Law must be coordinated.
IV-2 Lessons learned and good practices, including room and opportunities for improvement
A lesson learned is that, for projects with an impact on public policies such as for the approval of this Draft Law, especially in contexts of high political instability and electoral processes such as Bolivia's, it is essential to properly assess the time needed for awareness and inter-institutional coordination. Experience showed that initiatives of this strategic scope require longer timelines to ensure effective implementation and sustainably achieve the proposed results.
IV-3 Key conditions for success
The actions and expected results of this proposal have been coordinated at a multi-stakeholder and multisectoral level, in order to reduce the risk of depending on specific institutions and thus have a wide margin for action, such as the Vice-Ministry of Equal Opportunities of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the National Platform for Social and Public Co-responsibility for Care
IV-4 Key conditions for sustainability
The National Care Law is sustainable over time because it strengthens the economy and the social system in a structural way. By recognising and organising care work, it enables more people, especially women, to participate in the labour market, increasing productivity, tax revenues and economic growth. In addition, it prevents future costs by improving well-being, health and human development from an early age and in dependent populations. It also distributes responsibilities between the State, the private sector and families, avoiding the overload of a single actor. This generates a balanced system that is financed and sustained through increased formal employment, social contributions, and long-term economic and social benefits.
IV-5 Potential for transferability, expansion and replicability in other countries and contexts
High possibilities of transferability, expansion and replication of the initiative in other countries and contexts.
V-1 Sources of information and documents used on the characteristics of the initiative, including links to websites, news items, toolkits, policy documents or reports
V-2 Contact information of ILO focal point
Vanessa Riveros, ILO National Programme Officer in Bolivia ([email protected])