Alessandra Giannessi

She is Project Coordinator UNI Care at UNI Europa since 2022. Before joining UNI Europa, she worked for a Brussels-based Italian trade union NGO promoting mobile and migrant workers' rights in Europe and worldwide. Born in Italy and based in Brussels since 2013, she has over 10-year experience in trade unionism, activism, transnational projects and networks, NGOs, digital communication and campaigning in the fields of migrations, labour rights, and social protection.

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Despite its crucial role within Europe's economy, there is currently no official data accurately describing domestic and care work, which is still heavily characterised by abuse and exploitation, especially towards women and migrants. A recent survey conducted by European labour organisations provides the first, truly thorough overview of care workers' conditions 

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