Uruguay and Chile are also evaluating or implementing a reform of unemployment insurance aimed at maintaining income levels or establishing a basic replacement level for informal workers. There is an additional argument in favour: they collectivize the care of young children and the time required for iL thereby contributing to the redistribution of that burden between genders and social strata. The fact that policies for reconciling paid and unpaid work are now on the agenda reflects recognition of the need to approach the issue of unpaid work and care from a rights and equality perspective.