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How to care for the people who take care of us (w/ Ai-jen Poo)

2023/1/16
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Ai-jen Poo: 照护工作是所有其他工作得以进行的基础,但它却被社会低估和忽视,主要由女性,尤其是少数族裔女性承担。照护并非个人责任,而是社会需求,需要集体解决方案和系统性投入。照护工作极具挑战,感到精疲力尽或压力巨大是很正常的,应该建立“照护小组”寻求支持。家政工人的低薪和缺乏劳动保护的历史根源在于奴隶制和种族歧视。家政工人应该积极沟通,了解雇主的需求,并注意自身权益保护。国家家政工人联盟提倡合作而非对抗的模式,以解决家政工人低薪问题,并强调照护工作的重要性。人们应该提前规划自己的老年生活,并与家人朋友沟通,以确保获得有尊严的老年照护。我们需要改变社会规范,重视照护工作,并通过政策干预来支持家庭照护。发达国家需要改善照护工作的质量,并制定合理的移民政策,以解决日益增长的老年人口照护需求。主动关心和支持生活中的照护者,并提前规划自己的照护网络。 Chris Duffy: 作为一名经历过家庭成员需要长期照护的个人,Chris Duffy 分享了他对照护工作隐形的感受,以及在寻求帮助和支持方面的经验。他强调了社会对照护需求的普遍性以及对照护者情感和身体负担的理解。

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The host reflects on his personal experience as a caregiver for his wife, highlighting the emotional and practical challenges, and the realization of needing external help.

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Activist, and MacArthur Genius, Ai-jen Poo believes that caring for others is one of the fundamental acts that make us human. But from nannies to elder-care workers, house cleaners to living assistants, single parents and beyond, globally, caretakers do not earn fair wages or recognition for their essential, life-giving labor. The President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen explains how society undervalues domestic work, and provides a framework on how we can start a conversation about the future of care for our loved ones – and ourselves. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts)