‘Indispensable to All Working Women and to Mothers in the Home.’ Global Labor Standards and the Quest for Social Justice, 1919-2019

The binary productive and reproductive labor –what the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called work family responsibilities– cordoned off care from employment. Until 2000s, paid mostly stood outside of ILO deliberations, while unpaid became a concern as means to enhance force participation thus reinforce valuing special kind activity. This analysis traces construction woman worker under global standards by focusing on ‘All Working Women’ ‘Mothers in Home’ complicate feminist discussions equality.