Gyeonggi-do Provides Labor Law Education for Care Workers Including Caregivers

Gyeonggi Province is promoting an essential labor law and labor humanities education project to respect the labor rights of care workers.

Care workers such as social workers, caregivers, disability activity supporters, and nursing laborers are in increasing demand due to population aging, but they remain in a blind spot regarding labor rights protection.

The education will be conducted both online and offline from May at 12 labor rights centers in the province, including the Anyang Labor Rights Center, reflecting the characteristics of care workers.

In addition to essential labor laws, the program will cover various topics such as labor humanities and methods to relieve job stress, aiming to provide education that helps care workers find their own rights and enhance pride in caregiving.

Besides labor rights education, separate educational materials for each field, including caregivers, nursing laborers, and disability activity supporters, will be developed and distributed at the end of April.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

The materials include clear guidelines on setting work scope to prevent excessive demands from users, response methods, standard contracts for home care workers, and manuals for responding to sexual harassment.

Gyeonggi Province will also support the formation and activation of participant groups centered on those with high participation in the education. An awareness improvement campaign video will be produced and promoted extensively through various media such as YouTube channels.

Jo Sang-gi, Director of the Labor Rights Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The demand for care is continuously increasing, and the number of care workers is also rising, but most care workers, who are middle-aged and older women, suffer from low wages, job insecurity, and sexual harassment, yet their treatment has not improved. It is time for social interest and support to care for care workers."

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