According to a new report from Varða, the Labour Research Institute, living and working conditions for those in the cleaning sector are unacceptable. Women and immigrants dominate the sector, facing significantly worse health and financial conditions than other workers. One main finding of the study, which covered members of the trade unions ASÍ and BSRB, is that the situation of workers employed in the cleaning sector is much worse than those in other ASÍ and BSRB jobs, based on all metrics used in the survey, whether financial status, mental health, or physical and job-related strain.
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