The European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care (EFFE) finalised, on 7 August, its Manifesto for the European elections, which it will present at a congress on 10 November.
“Social care is all too often undervalued and overlooked despite widespread understanding that Europe’s population continues to age, with around 30% estimated to be 65 or over by 2050. The 2024 European Elections represent an opportunity to change this and give the sector well-deserved recognition”, writes EFFE, which focuses on the direct employment model whereby the person in need of care or domestic activities signs a contract with an individual domestic worker.
EFFE deplores the lack of recognition of the sector and the legal uncertainty that prevails in a number of Member States.
“A worrying number of home carers still face precarious undeclared work - estimated at over 45% in Germany, over 40% in Italy and between 28% and 40% in the Netherlands”, adds EFFE.
By incentivising formal home care work, as is the case in countries like France and Belgium, employees can benefit from participation in the formal economy and access social protections previously denied to them.
Link to the document: https://aeur.eu/f/8cz (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)