{"id":12051,"date":"2023-12-08T12:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=12051"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:57:15","slug":"polish-care-workers-launch-campaign","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/polish-care-workers-launch-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish care workers launch campaign to improve conditions, care quality\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Long-term care workers in Poland have launched a nationwide campaign to improve conditions and care quality. The workers, members of UNI Global Union affiliate OPZZ “Konfederacja Pracy” (KP), joined together on 6 December in Warsaw for the launch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u202f<\/span>Long-term care is a fast-growing sector of the Polish economy, employing more than 55,000\u202fworkers. By 2050,\u202f<\/span>33 per cent<\/span><\/a>\u202fof the Polish population is predicted to be 65 and over \u2013 up from 19 per cent in 2020 \u2013 and the union is calling for improvements now to mitigate growing pressures on care workers and the care system.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u202f<\/span>The campaign will\u202ffocus on helping workers unite and organize to ensure that long term care workers are <\/span>paid and respected properly for the important work they do, and to ensure that the sector is adequately funded and regulated. There needs to be enough staff and enough time to ensure that recipients get the quality of care they deserve in the last years of their lives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n