If by animators you mean people who create the frames between key frames designed by the character designers then I'm pretty sure this work is often outsourced

If by animators you mean people who create the frames between key frames designed by the character designers then I'm pretty sure this work is often outsourced to chinese and south korean studios that pay a penny to their employees. I think the only exception to that was Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) Studio which made fame for treating their employees very well. Unfortunately they were targeted by an arson attack in 2019.