Nursing home workers and other care workers have been in the eye of the Covid-19 storm, yet they continue to face personal protective equipment shortages, testing restrictions, exclusion from government programmes and lack of safety procedures. Increasingly, they are taking proactive action to ensure they have the tools to keep people safe. “We care for…
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[Update 17.04.2020: a supplementary set of joint recommendations by all European trade union federations on compliancy processes regarding the postponing works council meeting has been published. You can consult them in English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.] UNI Europa, has published a set of recommendations to help trade union alliances and…
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As people take to their homes to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, workers who provide personal and household services (PHS) are experiencing a major upheaval. Many of these home care and domestic workers are facing contagion exposure, job and income insecurity and lack of guidance among other issues. UNI Europa has been working together with EFFAT,…
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“We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test.” The message of the World Health Organization’s Director-General is echoing from the international stage to people’s doorsteps in Austria as the largest homecare and nursing home workers’ union GPA-djp calls for increased testing to protect the public. A growing risk Be it elderly people…
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As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the continent, so too are measures to contain its spread. While elderly people are among those most reliant on social contact, they are also those most at risk from the deadly virus. Increasingly, nursing home workers and other care workers are their lifeline. Safe care workers save lives Keeping risk…
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