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New service schedule for contracting families
SCHEDULE. The information and advice service for families hiring housework and care offered by the Barcelona Cuida space modifies its hours during the summer.
Covid-19 and confinement: psychological impact on the population
MENTAL HEALTH. 46% of the population has experienced an increase in their general psychological distress as a result of the Covid-19 health crisis and confinement. They are data from an interuniversity study.
Provisional resolution of the general call for grants 2020
GRANTS. Published the provisional resolution of concession and denial of the general call for subsidies, activities and district and city services for the year 2020. The field "Uses of Time" includes in this call.
Measures for people with functional diversity in times of Covid-19
Inclusion. The Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities (IMPD) adapted their services to keep guaranteeing rights during the emergency.
"Job insecurity affects the health of the working population and their families"
Various studies show that work precariousness negatively affects the physical and mental health of the climbers. In parlem with Nuria Matilla Santander, post-doctoral researcher.
Advisory services for businesses, the self-employed and social and solidarity-based economy organisations
Barcelona Activa has launched a specialized and personalized service that supports the development and strengthening of Social Economy and Solidarity (ESS) projects and organizations.
Women continue to be responsible for most household and care chores during confinement
EQUALITY. According to a study carried out by the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University, women have continued to be responsible for most of the care and household chores during the confinement period.
Barcelona City Council launches its “Let’s look after those looking after us” initiative
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”...
Guides and resources for domestic workers and hiring families
GUIDES. The Barcelona City Council has published several guides aimed at guiding the population regarding the Covid-19. We have compiled some of these documents for both domestic workers and hiring families.
CCOO of Catalonia presents a study on the social and labor conditions of Latin American domestic workers in Barcelona
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".