Focus Conference: Care & the World of Work The focus conference on the topic of care & the world of work organised by Zukunftswerkstatt Gesundheitspolitik also opened a discussion on the topic of 24h care. IG24 addressed several problems here: The power asymmetry within the triangular relationship of caregiver - cared-for person - agency, bogus [...]
https://ig24.at/buchpraesentation-grenzen-aus-glas-peter-birke-9-6-1800-echoraum-sechshauser-strasse-66-1150-wien/ We are very happy that together with Johanna Neuhauser, sociologist of migration, we can take part in Peter Birke's book presentation Glass Borders! Peter Birke monitored the online trade and meat industry in his study from 2017 to mid-2021. In some companies in these 2 industries, such as Amazon or Sanish Crown, almost none [...]
Amnesty International is campaigning to improve the working conditions of 24-hour caregivers with the "24 Hours Essential" campaign. Use the remaining time to support this important campaign! It is the first major campaign ever organised for this disadvantaged professional group in the history of 24h care! Learn more about the background of this campaign in [...]
After the survey of the status quo in nursing and care work in Care Support Point 1.0, the focus in Care Support Point 2.0 in 2020, in the "Year of Carers" proclaimed by the WHO, was on the diverse activities of carers. Even before the Covid 19 pandemic, the WHO spoke "of the enormous social [...]
The Swiss trade union VPOD (Verband des Personals öffentlicher Dienste - Association of Public Service Employees) is campaigning to improve the working conditions of 24-hour caregivers and has won the court case against a private employment agency from Basel. In Switzerland, caregivers are employed either by the family or by a placement agency. In most [...]
24-hour care makes it possible to live in one's own four walls even in old age. However, caregivers have to deal with various problems, such as old-age poverty. The IG24 association campaigns for the right of 24-hour caregivers. A representative of the association, Simona Durisova, talks about how the current situation can be improved. Download [...]
Dear colleagues, friends and people in solidarity! Now the time has come, our first newsletter is here! ;) We want to give you an overview of our activities so far, but above all we want to present our plans for the coming year. The first year: nightmarish working conditions... IG24 has been active for two [...]
Hooray, our new information brochure for 24-hour carers / personal carers is here! :) Here for you to download: Information brochure for 24-hour carers/personal carers Published in January 2022 by CuraFAIR - Contact point for 24-hour carers (Volkshilfe) and IG24 - Interest Group for 24-hour Carers Click for download
Das Gaismair-Jahrbuch ist eine Publikation der Michael-Gaismair-Gesellschaft, die sich als kritische Gegenstimme in der Tiroler Öffentlichkeit versteht. Ihr Ziel ist jene Stimmen hörbar zu machen, die in der öffentlichen Debatte verdrängt, ignoriert oder verschwiegen werden und wenig beachtete oder weitgehend tabuisierte Themen aufzugrefen. Das Gaismair-Jahrbuch setzt sich mit kritischen Beiträgen über zeitgeschichtliche, gesellschaftspolitische und (sub)kulturelle [...]
More information at https://www.vida.at/cms/S03/S03_0.a/1342656917126/home/artikel/kampf-gegen-scheinselbstaendigkeit What IG24 says about it: https://twitter.com/ig_24h/status/1471081444449652736?s=21