A lifetime of care work repaid with erasure

A lifetime of care work repaid with erasure

A son reflects on his mother’s 20-year career as a Community Health Worker and the implications of her retiring without a pension or recognition. It is deeply unjust that many Community Health Workers – including my mother – who have dedicated decades to our communities, have been overlooked for permanent positions in the Department of Health.I recall the early 2000s, when my mother would leave my infant brother for weeks to atten…