We dedicate our lives to fostering. So why are we treated with such disdain? | Sarah Anderson

The children we take in have often had harrowing lives. We give them round-the-clock care under immense scrutiny – yet we have no workers’ rights

• Sarah Anderson is chair of the IWGB Foster Care Workers Branch

Wednesday saw a landmark ruling: a UK employment tribunal recognised two foster care workers as employees. The carers, Christine and James Johnstone, had sought the recognition of Glasgow city council as part of a dispute over wages.

Related: Foster carers desire working rights and decent pay. Why shouldn’t they? | Jason Moyer-Lee

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