Caring on a piecework basis - a radio feature by Hilke Rusch

When working with people, however, the principle quickly reaches its limits. Here, fewer staff, less time and more automation mean a loss of quality. Nurses, nursery school teachers and migrant home carers are working at the limit. Professional ethics are high, pay is low and mental illness is particularly common. It's time for a paradigm shift, which is what the "Care Revolution" network, an alliance of feminist groups, parents of disabled children and Charité employees, is striving for. You can listen to the featurehere.