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Childcare shake-up neglects family day care workers, but we can learn from garment workers' experience

  • Written by Vidhula Venugopal, Postdoctoral Fellow in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, RMIT University
Childcare shake-up neglects family day care workers, but we can learn from garment workers' experienceFamily day care workers provide this essential service from their homes, but being classed as independent contractors means they lack many employment protections.AFIMSC

The federal government has rolled out new Child Care Subsidy arrangements based on parents’ earnings. Recent policy changes emphasise the need for quality childcare. To this...

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