Edmund Rice Justice Bulletin

International Justice for Cleaners Day is set aside each year to bring attention to the conditions cleaners face across the globe.

The annual rallies around International Justice for Cleaners Day grew out of an incident on June 15, 1990 in Los Angeles, when police attacked immigrant cleaners protesting the way a multi-national cleaning company was treating them in a CBD office block.

This incident provoked public outrage in the USA and abroad. Pressure from cleaners who belonged to unions in other countries helped force the contract cleaner to finally sit down, negotiate and show some respect and decency when talking with their workers.

Since then - for nearly two decades now - June 15 has become a focal point for organising cleaners in campaigns and celebrations across several continents.

The "Clean Start: Fair Deal for Cleaners" campaign aims to provide a strong voice for the low-waged, largely immigrant, female workforce, in cities across Australia and New Zealand.

Details of rallies planned around Australia and New Zealand on Jun 15th and further information about the campaign can be found at the LMHU website.