SPD thanks the helpers of society on Christmas Eve!

On December 24th, several SPD politicians visited institutions that work around the clock on Christmas Eve. The participants included Dr. Joe Weingarten, member of the Bundestag, Michael Simon, member of the state parliament, as well as Marvin Runggas and Dieter Haufe from the SPD city association Bad Kreuznach. The visits took place among other things with the police, in hospitals such as the Diakonie and Marienwörth, the bus drivers of the Krn as well as in the Lotte-Lemke-Haus of the AWO and in the protection of Michelin and KHS.

As part of these visits, the politicians brought up full Christmas bags in order to express their thanks. With this campaign, they wanted to show appreciation towards the systemically relevant areas that perform essential performance all year round. Weingarten and Simon emphasized that it is often forgotten who ensures security, medical care and infrastructure. The visit is intended to highlight the recognition of the hard work in the background, as antenne kh reported.

appreciation vs. challenges

In the Corona crisis, there was a complex situation for systematic professions, which is characterized by a double movement of upgrading and devaluation. These professions, especially in health, care and care work, received short-term appreciation as a result of social necessity, but contradict permanent devaluations by low wages and difficult working conditions. As part of the research project "Double Fragility: The Care Crisis in the Corona Crisis", it was examined how parents organized childcare and homeschooling in systemically relevant professions, such as Sociology blog reported.

During the first wave of pandemic,

system -relevant professions were classified as "indispensable", which was reflected in applause for employees in health professions and the introduction of a tax -free bonus for nursing staff. Despite this upgrade, however, low wages and high demands in health and nursing work remained. The average gross hourly wage in these professions in 2020 was 16.50 euros and thus below the nationwide average of 17 euros. This problem was particularly visible by the high number of women who make up around 60 % of employees in these professions, while the proportion of women in the health sector is 75.6 % and in nursing professions.