Las ‘kellys’ de los hoteles denuncian que el trabajo les cuesta la salud: “Comenzamos el día con café, seguimos con Nolotil y acabamos con relajantes musculares”
El colectivo de camareras de piso protesta en Barcelona por sus pésimas condiciones laborales y exige volver a tener contratos directos en la hostelería
Las 'kellys' of Madrid's hotels are warning that their work is taking a toll on their health. Maria del Mar Jiménez, president of Las Kellys de Madrid, visited Barcelona this week, not for tourism, but to attend her organization's annual gathering. She expressed her concerns during the event about the deteriorating health of these hotel cleaning staff.
"I don't want these women to end up like me, disabled from work, with four herniated discs, Tarlov cysts in my butt, ruined metacarpals in my hands, and aching shoulders and elbows," she said.
Since 2005, the 'kellys' (so nicknamed, playfully meaning "the cleaners") from across Spain have protested their working conditions every August 25th. Despite 12 years of this annual protest, there have been no significant improvements. They are concerned about the impact their work has on their health and the worsening conditions they face in recent decades.
Hotels now employ these workers through Temporary Work Agencies and Cleaning Service Companies, a method to avoid the hotel industry's collective agreement and classify them under the cleaning sector. The discrepancy in salary is between 600 and 800 euros.
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