STRONG HANDS
GERMANY & POLAND
2021
PUBLICATIONS:
DER FREITAG
COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THE JOURNALIST LISA WINTER
TO A LARGE EXTENT, THE CARE OF OLD AND SICK PEOPLE IN GERMANY IS BASED ON THE WORK OF FOREIGN CARE WORKERS - MOST OF THEM FROM EASTERN EUROPE, MOST OF THEM WOMEN.
THEY LOOK AFTER THE RELATIVES IN NEED OF CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SIX OR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. FOR SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS THEY WORK IN A HOUSEHOLD AND TAKE OVER THE CARE WORK, OFTEN WITHOUT BREAKS, DURING DAY AND NIGHT TIME.
THE PROJECT "STRONG HANDS" SHOWS THE WORK AND LIFE REALITY OF ZUZANNA*, A 24-HOUR CARE WORKER WHO HAS BEEN CARING FOR OLD AND SICK PEOPLE IN GERMANY FOR 14 YEARS. ZUZANNA HERSELF IS 64 YEARS OLD.
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*The name was changed by the authors to protect the protagonist.
