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
Recommendations and resources guide for caregivers
03/04/2020 - 14:04 h
COVID-19. The Barcelona City Council, through the Barcelona Cuida space, has published a guide of recommendations and resources for telephone support for people who care for sick or dependent people.
Pedro Moreno: "Care sector already had bad regulation. With Covid-19 it has been demonstrated"
30/03/2020 - 19:13 h
Work rights. How does confinement affect caregivers and dependent people? How can contracting families guarantee the employment rights of caregivers?
How to look after neighbours most at risk during the confinement period
28/03/2020 - 12:48 h
Radars. The Radars project is running a campaign with recommendations for neighbours.
New health channel for the Vincles service to provide information on COVID-19
23/03/2020 - 13:04 h
COVID-19. A doctor and a nurse will be replying to queries from the 2,400 users of this app for senior citizens who live alone.
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.
Av. Marquès de l’Argentera, 22
(entry via the Estació de França car park).
Temporary address
Search tool for care-related services and resources
Use the search feature to find care-related information and services offered in Barcelona.
Narrow your search by the following criteria:
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
