Cardiff’s care workers were promised change. Too many are still trapped in a system built on fear.
Home care workers told Cardiff Council the truth:
- 16-hour shifts for poverty pay.
- Months without a day off.
- Migrant workers charged up to £25,000 for visas.
- Staff pushed into hospital with stress and exhaustion.
Many care workers are on employer-tied visas. If they leave an abusive employer, they risk losing the right to stay in the UK with their families.
After pressure from UNISON members, Cardiff Council signed the Migrant Care Worker Charter and promised to tackle exploitation, guarantee fair pay and change a system that rewards the cheapest providers.
Now those promises are already being watered down.
Care workers deserve dignity, safety and fair pay, not exploitation.
We can still force the Council to keep its word.
Email your councillor today and demand Cardiff Council:
- Recommit to the Migrant Care Worker Charter.
- End contracts that reward exploitation.
- Guarantee fair pay and secure hours for care workers.
Email your local councillor now
Share leaflets with the home care workers supporting you or your family and help spread the campaign across Cardiff.
Sign up for our October public meeting
Hear directly from Cardiff home care workers about the fight for fair pay, dignity and safe working conditions.
Our vision is simple: a home care system in Cardiff built on fair work and high-quality care. Care workers should earn a real living wage for all their working time, have secure hours and be able to care for their own families and communities too. No worker should face exploitation or fear because of their visa status.
The campaign for fair pay and fair visa rules for care workers in Wales
This campaign calls on Cardiff Council to end exploitation in home care and deliver fair pay and secure work. But the UK Government must also reform visa rules that leave migrant care workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. The next Welsh Government also has the opportunity to deliver a fair pay agreement for care workers across Wales. Read more about these campaigns here.
Are you a home care worker in Cardiff? Join UNISON
Home care workers across Cardiff are standing together through UNISON to fight for better pay and conditions. Hear directly from care workers about why joining the union matters and book a call with a local worker to find out more.
The Social Partnership Act places responsibilities on government, employers and trade unions in Wales to work together to improve workers’ voices and conditions. Find out how working with UNISON can help improve conditions for your staff and the quality of care provided.
Read the Migrant Care Worker Charter
The charter was created in response to growing visa-related exploitation in care. But its protections matter for every care worker in Cardiff, whatever their background. Read the charter to understand the rights and standards all care workers deserve.
How Cardiff home care workers are standing together
Despite huge pressure, Cardiff home care workers are organising together for a better care system. Hear their story in their own words.
