EU Sources - Union confederation welcomes right to care - May 31, 2026

The European Parliament adopted a report calling for stronger support for formal and informal carers and measures to close the gender care gap. According to EPSU, the report marks important progress by recognising care as both a fundamental right and a public good, while incorporating several long-standing proposals supported by EPSU. Among the key advances are calls for better working conditions, fair wages, safe staffing levels, investment in training, stronger gender equality in care responsibilities, and improved data collection on employment conditions in the care sector. EPSU welcomes Parliament’s recognition that access to quality, person-centred long-term care is a right. Yet rights without funding remain empty promises.

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