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"We need to introduce daytime cleaning now so that cleaners can be normal citizens rather than invisible," Mark Bergfeld said. (Photo: Paula Soler)

Cleaning workers urge Parliament: 'Europe should lead by example'

Cleaners demonstrated in front of the European Parliament, fed up with night shifts, not feeling safe at work, not getting enough sleep and the difficulty of juggling their working hours with their personal lives.

On Wednesday (June 7), trade unions and workers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and more, gathered in front of the European Parliament to demand better working conditions in the cleaning industry.

To the rhythm of Bob Marley's song "Get up stand up", demonstrator...

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

"We need to introduce daytime cleaning now so that cleaners can be normal citizens rather than invisible," Mark Bergfeld said. (Photo: Paula Soler)

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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