Policies Supporting Informal Caregivers across Canada
The elderly population of Canada is soaring, and the Government is trying to ameliorate the policies and the conditions of the field, as in the past the sector was neglected. Care workers appear to experience anxiety, burnout, social exclusion, lack of education, low wages or provide unpaid voluntary services. Developed countries have taken policies to […]
Recommendations for Future Policy in the USA
The published paper addresses five new policies to be implemented in the future: a) The USA should revise and redefine the term “informal caregiver” as the current one is ambiguous b) Formal and informal health care should coordinate with each other to make sure that the latter applies the good practices of the first c) […]
Recommendations for the Care Sector of India
The conditions of the care sector are miserable in India, as the government does not apply policies to promote it and the field is neglected. This paper recommends some policies to increase the support of caregivers. Concisely, the government should recognize unpaid carers in policy initiatives, provide direct financial support or increase the funding to […]
Long-Term Care Insurance: Japan
In 2010, Japan had the highest percentage of elderly people in the world, but few individuals were working in the care sector due to the insurance ambiguity that exists in the country. The government is constantly trying to promote the inhouse-care sector and formalize the field, so an innovative public long-term care insurance policy (LTCI) […]
Policy about Caregivers in Brazil
In Brazil, caregivers are working long hours and getting low wages. Things have worsened during quarantine, as many of them have been forced by their employers to compulsorily quarantine themselves in their houses. That being said, employers do not formally recruit care workers, causing further repercussions with respect to insurance benefits. The Brazilian Government urgently […]
Integration Measures for Migrant Workers
In 2010, the Greek Government implemented an innovation named “labour ticket” (Ergosimo) to prevent informal settings in care sectors, by imposing Article 20, law no. 3863/2010. Employees engaged in care sectors can be legally insured and receive full insurance benefits, since employers are obligated to pay the amount of the Ergosimo (which is equal to […]
Recommendations to Improve the Care Sector’s Quality
This paper, issued by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, makes many recommendations that can improve the working quality of female migrant care workers. Firstly, authors highlight the need for the Government to facilitate the recognition of the legal and independent status of migrant women, because they are mostly recognized as dependent family […]
Legislative Framework on Immigration
Immigration policies no. 2910/2001, no. 3386/2005 and the latest, no. 3536/2007 were settled, advocating the social integration of migrants into Greek society. Based on the latest regulation, the process of issuing residence permits had been revised to facilitate the procedure in terms of convenience, by expediting the issuance waiting period, increasing the duration of the […]
Recommendations About Labour Rights Protection and Labour Trafficking
In this article, the authors recommend policies to ameliorate labour rights protection and trigger trafficking responses. Regarding the first part: a) Labour Inspectorates should tactfully and vigilantly acknowledge and audit complaints from domestic workers since in-house spot-checks are impracticable b) The existing regulatory framework on domestic work should be revisited c) Financial incentives should be […]
