ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

Italian cleaning trade association Afidamp will hold its third Forum Pulire congress in Milan on September 14 and 15. The theme is Cleaning as an Absolute Value and will cover the future of work, e-learning and training, Industry 4.0 and new supply processes.

This year the organisers are boasting a more international audience and programme, with the support of sector organisations the European Federation of Cleaning Industries (EFCI), ISSA and FIDEN the International Federation of Cleaning Services.

The organisers say Forum Pulire 2016 aims to make a decisive step in defining the identity of the industry and establishing the recognition of its value, especially in terms of development of human capital and its commercial value to each country.

"We want to involve in this forum all the people who have been absent until now, that is the workers," said Toni D'Andrea, ceo of Afidamp Services. "To do that we have established a strong partnership with ONBSI, the bilateral association representing employers and trade union partners, enterprises and employees."

Forum Pulire will have four core values: freedom, dignity, solidarity and happiness. These, says Afidamp, guarantee the quality of life in a civilized country and are totally represented by the integrated services.

The opening day, September 14, will be entitled 'Industry 4.0: the age of collaboration' and will analyse the new way of doing business for the development of industry and services, with the presence of journalists experienced in the so-called digital revolution.

The second theme will be 'E-commerce and integrated logistics systems: new supply processes’, to understand the transformation of the distribution channel.

‘Integrated services: new rules for the future’ will open the second day, September 15, with the debate on the new procurement code, the Green Act, and the construction of identity in the industry. And the day will close with a session on training and development of professional skills.

Forum Pulire takes place at the Unicredit Pavillion in Milan. For details of attending visit www.forumpulire.it