Professor Silvia Federici on socialism, feminism and care

Yr Athro Silvia Federici ar sosialaeth, ffeministiaeth a gofal

Awdur ffeministaidd, athrawes ac ymgyrchydd yw Silvia Federici. Ym 1972 roedd hi'n un o sylfaenwyr yr International Feminist Collective â lansiodd yr ymgyrch Wages for Housework. Ynghyd ag aelodau eraill o Wages for Housework ac awduron ffeministaidd eraill megis Maria Miles a Candana Shiva mae Federici wedi cyfranu at y cysyniad o "atgenhedlu" fel cysyniad allweddol i ddealltwriaeth o'r perthnasau rhyng-ddosbarth o ecsbloitio a dominyddiaeth, mewn cyd-destun lleol a byd-eang.

Yng Nghymru rydym yn lansio ymgyrch sy'n galw am Gyflog i Rieni a Gofalwyr: i'r sawl hynny nad ydynt mewn gwaith cyflogedig am eu bod yn gofalu am erailll. Rydym yn galw yn ogystal am bensiwn i ofalwyr sydd yn adlewyrchu eu cyfraniad cyfan yn hytrach na’i cyfnod mewn gwaith cyflogedig yn unig.

Ymgyrch drawsbleidiol yw hon sydd â'r nod o roi parch i waith gofal drwy dalu cyflog da i'r gofalwyr hynny sydd, hyd yma, heb gynrychiolaeth wleidyddol ddigonol a sy'n parhau i gael eu ecsbloitio gan ein cymdeithas er gwaethaf eu rôl ganolog a sylfaenol ym mywydau pob un ohonom.

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Silvia Federici is a feminist writer, teacher and militant. In 1972 she was cofounder of the International Feminist Collective, which launched the Wages for Housework campaign. With other members of Wages for Housework and other feminist authors like Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva, Federici has been instrumental in developing the concept of "reproduction" as a key to understanding class relations of exploitation and domination in both a local and global contexts.

In Wales we are launching a campaign calling for a Social Wage for Parents and Carers: all those who are not in waged work as they care for others. We are also calling for a pension for carers that reflects their total contribution and not only their period of paid employment.

This is a cross-party campaign which aims to give dignity through the provision of decent wages to all carers who have so far been under-represented politically and continuously exploited by our society, despite the central and foundational role they play in all of our lives.