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Infectious disease cleaners at London hospitals strike over conditions
17th of March 2025
Dozens of infection control workers at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital in London walked out last month in a row over working conditions.
The five-day strike, which began on February 24, involved the rapid response team tasked with performing "ultra cleans" in the most highly infectious disease areas of the hospital.
The cleaners went on strike
Ergonomics is responsibility
14th of March 2025
For three years a team of industry experts has been gathering material on cleaning ergonomics and conscious cleaning. In the latest of their exclusive articles for ECJ, Helge Alt from Puhastusekspert in Estonia and Tarja Valkosalo of Propuhtaus Finland (who have been involved since the start) explain that it is the responsibility of the
ISSA Pulire returns to Milan in May
14th of March 2025
ISSA Pulire, the cleaning exhibition for the Italian market, is taking place from May 27-29 at Fieramilano in Milan.
The organisers are promising over 100 new exhibitors this year along with new sections covering components, waste management and pest control.
"With over 30 years of history, ISSA Pulire remains a key reference point for
The Cleaning Show - London's best yet
13th of March 2025
The Cleaning Show is the exhibition for the UK’s professional cleaning and hygiene industry, and it returns to ExCel London this month. ECJ takes a look ahead to what visitors can see there.
The Cleaning Show, the exhibition for the UK professional cleaning industry, will return to ExCel London from March 18-20. Bringing together visitors
Move to cut cleaning hours and introduce robots sparks controversy
12th of March 2025
A row has broken out in Northern Ireland over plans to slash the number of cleaning hours carried out by humans in civil service sites - and introduce robots to take up the slack.
Contractor Aramark has proposed cutting 1,535 cleaning hours per week across 162 sites according to Ryan Wilson from the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance. He
Italian union promotes fairer and more sustainable cleaning sector in European Parliament
11th of March 2025
The Italian trade union federation Fisascat-CISL held its executive board meeting in the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Parliament respectively last month.
The goal of the meetings was to present a declaration of intent to be shared with the sector's social partners: UNI Europa, UNI Property Services, and the
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