Consultancy: Conducting an Assessment on Domestic Workers Providing Care and Support to Persons with Disabilities at International Labor Organization (ILO)

Objectives

To conduct a survey on how much care and support to persons with disabilities is being provided by domestic workers to include those with disabilities and to assess their working conditions including their social, economic and demographic characteristics.

Scope

The Individual Consultant will support the process of conducting a survey to assess how much care and support to persons with disabilities is being provided by domestic workers, both on a full and part time basis, with a particular focus on their working conditions, occupational safety and health, access to social security, social health protection, relevant skills, gender, migration status, etc. The survey will also seek to assess if there are domestic workers with disabilities, or if they have children or other dependents with disabilities.

The assessment will be used to;

• To inform policy and legislative frameworks addressing deficits in working conditions, skills, OSH, gender dynamics, migration status of domestic workers with disabilities and those proving care and support to persons with disabilities
• To enhance social protection for domestic workers who provide care and support to persons with disabilities
• To explore what type of social dialogue mechanism could be established on care and support provided to persons with disabilities, including but not limited to the provision by domestic worker
• To inform ongoing processes of social dialogue to ensure decent work for domestic workers, including through the ratification of C189 and C190.

Required qualifications, desired competencies, technical background and experience

The Individual Consultant will be required to have the following experience and skills:

• Relevant advanced academic degree (Social sciences, development studies, economics or related fields);
• Demonstrated international/local experience in working on domestic workers or Disability Inclusion
• Demonstrated experience in conducting similar assessments and studies;
  Specific experience in undertaking complex social and economic research and providing authoritative analysis and guidance for policy makers.
• Experience working with governments, Development Partners and the UN
• Ability to facilitate consultative/validation workshop towards consensus building
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.