News of INFORMACIÓN, by Rubén Míguez.
That we have the room shiny and with the bed made, the bathroom spotless and with all the “amenities” replaced or the towels changed when we return to the hotel after spending a day at the beach or disconnecting in the mountains is thanks to the floor maids, those workers who perform their work not always in the best conditions, as they denounce that they are subjected to a heavy workload and a physical effort that leaves many of them with chronic injuries. To avoid that at certain ages these women (it is a feminized collective) continue “deslomándose” to make an average of 20 rooms a day (in high season it reaches 24), the unions want to negotiate with the employers the reduction of the retirement age.
The kellys, as they call themselves, an ingenious abbreviation of “those who clean”, demand to be able to retire earlier to enjoy a well-deserved retirement with a better quality of life. The data put on the table by CCOO and UGT are convincing: 95.9 % of the female workers in this group show clinical symptoms of anxiety; 74 % have concentration problems; 82 % report problems of lack of energy; 4 out of 10 show depressive symptoms; 70 % report muscle pain; 73.2 % sleep less than 8 hours a day and 9 % less than 5 hours; and 71.5 % take drugs to mitigate pain and stress.
In fact, the Valencian Institute of Safety and Health at Work (Invassat) revealed in a report that 66% of the kellys end up with chronic injuries, and that these discomforts increased with age, as well as with the seniority in the job.
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