'This is huge': Thousands of childcare protesters are marching across Dublin city to call for more pay and secure employment for the sector's workers. Pic via RoryHearne
A MAJOR PROTEST in support of childcare workers is taking place in Dublin today, calling for more support from the government for the sector.
Childcare workers have said that their pay is too low, that there aren’t enough providers, and that insurance costs are too high. In December, creches were left in the lurch after major insurers left the Irish market, unexpectedly hiking up prices. Trade union Siptu has begun its ‘Big Start‘ campaign as a result, which is asking both childcare providers and parents to support.— Big Start Campaign February 5, 2020 Source: Big Start Campaign/Twitter
The group also says that most childcare workers don’t have access to a pension, sick pay, or maternity pay. They are also subjected to insecure contracts, it says.
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