Dear colleagues, friends, solidary people! In our current newsletter, we would like to give you an overview of our ongoing activities in the last six months. 1. Care reform While the care allowance for care families was increased from 550 € to 800 € per month, no structural improvements were made for 24-hour care workers. [...]
Domestic care in Austria is characterized by the lack of protection under labor law and the lack of integration of migrant caregivers into the social system. Caregivers are often confronted with excessive working hours and night work, heavy physical labor and poor pay, which lead to an enormous burden in the industry. For caregivers who [...]
Dear colleagues, friends and people in solidarity! In the first newsletter of 2023 we want to give you an overview of our activities in the last six months and tell you about our plans for the coming months. News from our ongoing projects Our work, our rights! The project "Our Work, Our Rights!" is entering [...]
There is a good series of articles on the topic of "Quality certification of placement agencies": Part 1: https://www.moment.at/story/oeqz-24-betreuung-agenturen Part 2: https://www.moment.at/story/24-stunden-betreuerinnen-oeqz-24
A statement by the German counselling centres and IG24 In Germany, the ruling of the Federal Labour Court on the case of the Bulgarian caregiver who sued for minimum wage for 24 hours of work per day has triggered an intense discussion. The governing coalition wants to create a legally secure basis for 24-hour care. [...]
https://sound.orf.at/kalender/oe1/20221214/1640 On 14.12.2022, IG24 was invited for an interview on the programme Radiodoktor, the health magazine of Ö1. The topics of dangerous transports, problems with the quality certification of placement agencies in the context of the care reform and bogus self-employment were discussed. The ORF has kindly made a recording of the programme permanently available [...]
International Conference on Domestic Workers in Spain IG24 had the opportunity to participate in the conference on domestic workers in Errenteria (Spain) and to report on the situation of 24h care workers. The aim of the conference was to gain insights into the situation of workers working in private households in Spain, Italy and Austria [...]
Dear colleagues, friends, people in solidarity! Almost in time for the beginning of autumn, we want to give you an overview of our activities in the last six months and tell you about our plans for the coming months. 1 Our Work, Our Rights! The project "Our Work, Our Rights!", which is financed by the [...]
Sign the petition against inflation now! Our basic needs must be secure: Heating or showering must not be a luxury, a warm flat, a full fridge, affordable care and a secure income are our right. Therefore we demand: - Guarantee basic energy needs!- Good food must be affordable!- Ensure affordable housing!- Increase wages, pensions and [...]
The feminist-development organisation Frauen*solidarität published an article by our colleague Simona Ďurišová in their magazine, which is dedicated to the work situation of caregivers and briefly reports on the activities of our association. The first Corona wave presented our society with various challenges and problems. But it was also a time when IG24 was formed [...]