The Ford government plans more low wages for women health care workers. Ontario continues to pursue a low-wage strategy for the female health care workforce, a strategy that is quickly demolishing health care in Ontario. Opinion by Xolisiwe Ndlovu
even worse in the home care sector. We have had enough of the violence, the irregular work weeks, the unpaid time between clients, the lack of pensions, and the low wages.
Here in home care, things are particularly bad. The previous PC government introduced compulsory contracting out for home care. Home-care service providers had to tender bids on publicly funded contracts to deliver home care services. Private companies promising to deliver low-cost services often won the bids and forced out many non-profit providers.
In the end, the government was forced to end competitive bidding. There were too many problems. But it had already left its mark — widespread privatization and highly precarious work. Now, things are so bad that only about half of the needed home-care visits can even be scheduled.
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