Cultural workers earn less and less
The cultural umbrella organization Suisseculture, together with the agency Ecoplan, has conducted a survey on the situation of cultural professionals after the pandemic. The results are sobering.
The support measures during the pandemic have worked and prevented worse, writes Suisseculture. In the long term, however, it can be observed that the income of cultural professionals is continuing to fall and that the trend from 2016-19 is continuing.
Compared to other sectors, income levels in the cultural sector are very low. During the pandemic, politicians have worked to maintain cultural activities and minimized the loss of income with support measures. In general, incomes appear to be stabilizing at a (low) level comparable to the three years before the pandemic. However, if a longer period is considered - with reference to the earlier studies by Suisseculture Sociale on the income of cultural professionals - then, according to the umbrella organization, it can be stated that the income of cultural professionals tends to fall over the years.
Link to the study:
https://www.suisseculture.ch/uploads/media/default/179/FR_Ecoplan_Kulturschaffende_nach_der_Pandemie_20230620.pdf
