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
CCOO of Catalonia presents a study on the social and labor conditions of Latin American domestic workers in Barcelona
21/05/2020 - 13:49 h
STUDY. CCOO of Catalonia, through the Information Center for Foreign Workers (CITE), has published the study "Living conditions of domestic workers and Central American care in Barcelona".
Barcelona City Council launches its “Let’s look after those looking after us” initiative
11/05/2020 - 10:30 h
Let's look after those looking after us. Barcelona City Council’s Institute of Sports is launching an initiative entitled “Cuidem a qui ens cuida” [Let's look after those looking after us] as part of the “BCN es mou dins de casa”...
10 movies about health and care in times of confinement
14/05/2020 - 10:48 h
CINEMA. Selection of 10 cinematographic proposals that address the issue of care; from mental illness and Alzheimer's to the role of domestic and care workers or motherhood.
Now you can apply for the extraordinary subsidy for domestic workers
05/05/2020 - 13:04 h
SUBSIDY. Starting today, May 5, domestic workers who have stopped working or have had their work hours reduced due to the Covidien-19 health crisis can apply for the exceptional unemployment benefit.
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
Taller per a dones 'Parlar i crèixer'
- When:
- From 21/04/2020 to 16/06/2020
- Where:
- Centre Cívic Barceloneta
- C Conreria 1 (Ciutat Vella)
- 932563320
Taller 'Autodefensa feminista'
- When:
- From 27/04/2020 to 15/06/2020
- Where:
- Centre Cívic El Sortidor
- Pl Sortidor 12 (Sants-Montjuïc)
- 934434311
