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Danes and cleaning - a poor match?
23rd of January 2015
The cleaning sector could be the answer to long-term unemployed leaving the Danish benefit system. But ethnic Danes are reluctant to take on cleaning jobs. Our correspondent Lotte Printz reports.
Every so often the Danish welfare system and what it does to the unemployed’s willingness to work and for example take on low-income jobs, such as
Impact of sanctions
22nd of January 2015
Oleg Popov of Cristanval Cleaning in Russia discusses the impact of economic sanctions there.
In mid-March, after the recognition of the results of the referendum and the decision by Crimea to join the Russian Federation, the United States, the European Union and a number of other countries enacted the first package of economic sanctions, which
Is the cleaning industry ready for Ebola?
22nd of January 2015
The ECJ correspondent in the UK asks how the cleaning sector can help in the fight against Ebola.
There is an apocryphal story told of US president Lyndon Johnson climbing board Air force One and saying to the pilot: “Go any place. We got troubles all over!”
This could in fact apply to any succeeding president and particularly
Pulire 2015 to take in laundry
22nd of January 2015
Anna Garbagna in Italy reports on a new section of the Pulire exhibition to be included in 2015.
The new project for the next Pulire exhibition in Verona next May was presented in Milan recently. It is Pulire Clean, an area dedicated to manufacturers of machines for the washing and care of textiles, which next year will offer its visitors a whole
Managing quality in German contract cleaning
21st of January 2015
German correspondent Thomas Schulte-Marxloh on quality certification in contract cleaning.
Public awarding authorities as well as private customers in Germany trust in quality assurance more and more. While some years ago the main requirement was that potential contracting companies were run by a master craftsman, customers today commonly rely on
Street cleaning in France - an overview
21st of January 2015
From France, ECJ reporter Christian Bouzols offers an insight into street cleaning and refuse collection in Paris.
They are to be seen every day in the streets of Paris, holding a broom or a water hose. Always dressed in green, the ‘éboueurs’ work all year round to keep the streets of the French capital clean. A visit to the
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