‘It felt like facing a lion’: Migrant workers secure 15 per cent pay rise and sick pay
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보고된 날짜: 2024년 6월 3일
위치: 영국
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Westgate Cleaning Services (WCS) - Employer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 도미니카 공화국 , 청소 및 유지보수 , Women , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 에콰도르 , 청소 및 유지보수 , Women , Unknown migration status )토픽들
식량권 , 빈곤 임금 , 생활 임금 , 기타 차별 , 휴가 박탈 , 과도한 생산 목표 , 상해 , 산업 안전 및 보건결과
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시행된 조치: The company negotiated and the workers secured a pay rise, full sick pay and improved contracts following a campaign organised by United Voices of the World. A spokesman from Westgate Cleaning said the company was pleased the dispute had been resolved. Blackheath Prep school has been approached for comment.
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Cleaners at a private prep school have secured a pay rise and full sick pay after threatening their employer with strike action earlier this month.
The migrant workers who clean Blackheath Prep school in St Germans Place, Blackheath, will see a 15 per cent pay rise, full sick pay and improved contracts following a campaign organised by United Voices of the World, a trade union for low-paid migrant workers.
Dominican cleaner and UVW member Santa Perez, 34, from Lewisham, said: “I am so happy for this win!
“This is not only a victory for us but also for other cleaners who come and work at the school…
Judit Morales, an Ecuadorian cleaner at Blackheath Prep said: “We never had sick pay before, this is a big win for us, thanks to our unity and the support of our union that had our back all the way.
“Full respect to my union. I was involved in the negotiations, and I told the bosses what we needed…
A spokesman from Westgate Cleaning said the company was pleased the dispute had been resolved.
Blackheath Prep school has been approached for comment.