That's a very valid point, there's a lot of labor being done without it being recognized. It's a known issue in Finland too, when people are doing unpaid work or work with extremely low compensation. If this all would be done as paid work, it would cost much more.

This is a very hidden issue, which people do not realize. I had been in an event where they discussed the situation of different unions, which are doing important work voluntarily. The government and municipalities are using this as their advantage, leaving some important tasks to be handled by such unions, sometimes ultimately forgetting to support the unions in any way. At worst, some people have to pay union expenses from their own money so they can continue doing work for free.

If the unions give up one day and leave the government's mandatory tasks only to government, we'll all be screwed.