Caregiving mothers in Spain gather outside Congreso demanding legal protection
Wichtigste Punkte
- Women make up 93.7% of non-professional caregivers in Spain.
- Caregivers are demanding legal recognition, paid leave, and early retirement from the reform of the Dependency Law.
- The care allowance has remained fixed at 455 euros because it has not been updated for inflation in years.
- Families taking on caregiving duties are left to face high disability expenses ranging from 30,000 to 40,000 euros annually.
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In Spain, thousands of women caring for dependent family members voiced their demands to escape a situation they describe as "a hidden form of modern slavery." Mothers, who make up the majority of caregivers, are deprived of basic labor rights such as holidays, salaries, sick leave, or retirement despite years of intensive work.
On the day a significant legal regulation regarding the issue was to be discussed, members of the National Platform for Non-Professional Caregivers gathered in front of the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) to make their voices heard. The group, demanding legal, social, and economic recognition for the wear and tear they experience, also criticizes the failure to update the current 455 euro allowance according to inflation.
Mothers who have devoted their lives entirely to their children's treatment face severe financial burdens as well as having to give up their personal and professional lives. Families, stating that they are considered invisible by institutions, regard the lack of adequate state protection for dependent individuals as a form of "institutional abuse."
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- What are the caregiving mothers in Spain primarily demanding?
- Caregiving mothers are demanding legal recognition of their labor, and to gain rights such as fair wages, holiday rights, early retirement, and social security.
- Who makes up the majority of caregivers for dependent individuals in Spain?
- Women and mothers who provide day and night care services make up 93.7% of these non-professional caregivers.
- What is the biggest financial challenge faced by those caring for dependent family members?
- Families are forced to bear high caregiving expenses ranging from 30,000 to 40,000 euros annually brought on by the disability condition, despite lacking a regular income.
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