Comparing the salaries of primary teachers and nurses in more than 20 developing countries reveals that in 2009, many were near the poverty line (Chai, Ortiz and Sire, 2010). The terms and conditions of employment for care sector workers need to be better regulated and improved (Folbre, 2006). This requires effective regulation and monitoring by states, but also a critical role to be played by the organizations of care workers and of care-users, who need to build public confidence in such services and sustain their adequate financing.