For decades, thousands of people have contributed to the operation of the economy in jobs with precarious contracts, especially in sectors such as the Hospitalitythe domestic service or the care of the elderly, works in which the salary is not very high even if it requires using a large number of hours.
Thus, there are many women who come to retirement after a life of effort, but with minimal pensionshaving not contributed continuously or sufficiently during their work. This is the case of Antonia, 65 -year -old retiree, who has echoed this silenced reality in the program ‘and now Sonsoles’ of Antena 3.
Denounces the precariousness of your working life
Antonia recounts a labor career marked by precariousness and lack of recognition in her different positions. Throughout his life, he has worked in bars, hairdressers, nursing home and in houses, but in many of those jobs he was never assured.
However, he has only been able to quote 28 years, and although he wanted to continue working, he was forced to retire at 65, with a pension of just 800 euros. “They told me that I could not continue working, that I had already worked a lot,” says Antonia, who recognizes having crossed a personal crisis for stopping feeling useful and the need to reach the end of the month.
In addition, he adds that “since the age of 14 I have not stopped 43 I had my first vacation,” something unthinkable today. A very common situation among those who have developed their working life in the submerged economya reality that especially affects women of their generation.
A reality that affects thousands of women
The gender gap in pensions persists. Although The government fights the gender gap in pensionswomen perceive 30% less than men. In this way, their contributory benefits are minor and, when they access retirement, they do it with pensions that, on average, do not exceed 70% of what men charge.
Thus, Antonia’s testimony reveals the consequences of a labor model that has left many vulnerable people during old age. Beyond the figure of his pension, his story raises the need to dignify the trajectories that have not been counted and rethink the sufficiency of minimum pensions in Spain.