21/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – The number of long-term care (LTC) workers increased by a third between 2009 and 2019 to reach 6.3 million in the European Union, according to figures published by Eurofound on Monday 19 April. These workers are generally older: 38% are aged 50 and over. This trade is predominantly female (81% of staff) and poorly paid: 70% of the national average at European level, with large disparities between Member States. This is due to the fact that a large number of...