Workers from abroad are filling the gaps in the German care system, and private agencies are earning good money from this. So-called live-in caregivers work around the clock for about €4 an hour, change locations every two to three months, and have neither paid vacation nor sick leave. Mia Smettan speaks with Justyna Oblacewicz from the Fair Mobility Advisory Center about the unregulated working conditions of Eastern European domestic workers. What needs to be done to guarantee greater visibility and better occupational safety for care workers? And how do the people receiving care experience the situation?
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Justyna Oblacewicz has been working for the Fair Mobility Network since 2016, advising employees in Germany in Polish. This means she advises people experiencing problems with their employment relationships on their rights. Most cases involve wage claims, terminations, or questions about contracts. Since 2018, Justyna has focused on home care and advises caregivers from Poland.
Fair Mobility is a consulting network of the German Trade Union Confederation with 13 locations nationwide. Fair Mobility informs, advises, and supports workers from Central and Eastern Europe in their native languages regarding their rights in the German labor market.
https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de
The Federal Labor Court ruling on live-in care of 24 June 2021
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/pflegekraefte-mindestlohn-101.html
https://www.diakonie.de/journal/faq-bag-urteil-live-in-care
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