Contract cleaners have reached a pay deal raising their hourly wages to €9.75. The workers clean premises of public and private enterprises, which contract out the cleaning work. They tend to work on insecure contracts and for low wages. Following a long Fair Deal for Cleaners Campaign, the sector now has a minimum wage of €9.75.
English: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/news/irish-cleaners-win-a-pay-rise
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