Our #COVIDcautious lifestyle has increasingly pushed us into social isolation. Which has resulted in a siege mentality of sorts, where it's the two of us against the rest of the world. Family and friends were lost to us due to the push towards the normalization of the ongoing pandemic by a neoliberal order under late stage capitalism. It individualized responsibility, which not only forced us deeper under siege, but also made us increasingly lonely.
We tried to reach out to other people in similar situations, but no one seemed interested to engage with us in a committed way. #MutualAid, #GermPods, #CommunalCare, #CirclesOfTrust, it all sounded good in theory. But they were not happening for us.
What can we do?
We would be really grateful for some leads.
The number of modern slavery cases reported within the UK care industry has more than doubled in the past year.
A woman who came on a care work visa states when she complained about working for up to 20 hours per day for as little as £2 per hour, the company threatened to stop her work and cancel her visa - classic example of employer-led visa fuelling exploitation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66260064
My sister's friend in FL wants to move to a state where she will be compensated fairly for teaching. She can't because of her home. It can't be insured.
#Carework is precarious in payment because employers exploit that people doing said jobs are social and feel more obligated to their "mission" than pay.