Democratisation of care work
Barcelona is a pioneering city in implementing feminist policies in one of the areas that creates the most discrimination and inequality: care work.
Tasked with a clear transformational purpose, Caring City aims to be a tool to help bring recognition to the social value of care work, and to ensure the right to care and be cared for in decent, quality conditions.
What is happening?
What is happening?
Most of the time spent on care work in Barcelona falls to families, mainly women, and without pay.
The provision of paid care is known for its feminisation, high job insecurity and large proportion of immigrant women.
The overload of care work is having a negative impact on the physical and mental health and the life trajectories of carers.
What do we want to do?
We are launching a programme with 68 initiatives to highlight the importance of care work, to socialise the responsibility of care work, to ensure decent working conditions for workers, entities and individuals providing care work, to improve the quality of the services and to empower the people receiving or providing care.
News
Specialized advisory service to organizations that provide cares
27/07/2020 - 22:55 h
ADVISORY. Barcelona Activa launches a socio-directed advisory service for organizations that directly provide professional care services.
"We need to rethink social and labor integration projects and active employment policies with a gender perspective"
27/07/2020 - 16:08 h
PRECARIOUSNESS. Interview with Raquel León, president of the Barabara Educació cooperative, about the inn in marxa del seu project "Women against precariourness".
More staff to raise awareness on the importance of prevention against Covid-19
25/07/2020 - 17:31 h
COVID-19. The number of civic officers and information staff has been increased to 230 around the city.
New contact channel for contracting families during August
23/07/2020 - 11:17 h
CONTACT. During the month of August, people or families who have an emergency in the area of hiring a domestic worker and care can send a message through WhatsApp.
Barcelona Cuida space
Barcelona Cuida is a pioneering centre promoting all the existing care-related resources in the city and putting them within people’s reach.
The centre offers information, advice and guidance for the city’s carers and cared-for.
It also acts as a meeting and networking point for individuals, professionals and organisations.
Search tool for care-related services and resources
Use the search feature to find care-related information and services offered in Barcelona.
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Agenda
Projecte Comunitari: Espai de Trobada: Cercle de dones
- When:
- From 01/10/2018 to 31/12/2020
- Where:
- Casal de Barri Can Portabella
- C Virgili 18 (Sant Andreu)
- 935970194
