Housekeeping

Protests across Pakistan raise awareness of housekeepers' rights & dignity

13.05.14 News

In Pakistan protest actions were held in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Swat throughout the month of April culminating in national actions on May Day.

Korean union highlights plight of precarious women workers in housekeeping

13.05.14 News

The Korean Federation of Private Service Workers Unions (KFSU) escalated the IUF global housekeeping campaign by bringing public attention to the plight of casual women workers employed as housekeepers.

Indian HEFOI activists for the Housekeepers initiative

02.05.14 News

On March 17, 14 union activists from the IUF-affiliated HEFOI Goa State Committee leafleted outside the Radisson Blu, in South Goa to spread news of the Housekeepers initiative to co-workers and passers-by.

Hotel housekeeping outsourcing worsens conditions, outsources responsibility

13.03.14 News

It was clear from the launch that the housekeeper campaign would have outsourcing as one of its targets. It is a common experience for outsourced workers to be treated worse than those directly employed.

Paris Hyatt Hotel housekeepers on strike for direct employment and decent work

23.09.13 News

Some 60 housekeeping staff and valets at Paris prestigious Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme Hotel went on strike and took to the streets Friday under the banner: "The class war starts here."

Putzi - online game about housekeeping

23.07.13 story
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A game developed by the Finnish union PAM. Here's what they have to say about it: "With this game, Service Union United PAM wants to draw attention to the fair purchasing of cleaning services.

Running to support Hotel Housekeepers

17.07.13 News

If running is a pleasure, running for good causes is a real pleasure. This is what IUF's Massimo Frattini did last Sunday, 14th July, in London in The British 10K London Run.

Reinstatement Victory for Korean Hotel Workers Who Challenged Outsourcing

31.03.10 News

A group of workers at Seoul's Marriott Renaissance Hotel who were outsourced and then sacked for challenging their treatment have been reinstated as permanent direct employees after a 9 year struggle, proving that resistance pays.

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