National action by elder care workers

Germany

Ver.di has organised a national campaign of action by workers in elder care calling for improved financing for the sector with higher pay for employees. The union argues that workers are facing much heavier workloads and they need improved pay and working conditions and financial support for training. Action around the country is making people aware of the pressures that care workers face, the regular overtime, lack of breaks and physically demanding nature of their work. The action is part of a longer term campaign to raise issues of patient care and the working conditions in the sector as well as the need to re-evaluate jobs in the sector.
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