A Canberra cleaning company started by Karen refugees who were ripped off by their previous employer is set to expand after signing a deal with accommodation giant Airbnb.
United Voice ACT secretary Lyndal Ryan said the language barrier and the lack of a manufacturing industry in the nation's capital, means many refugees' first job in Australia is with cleaning companies. United Voice, which represents cleaners, helped set up the company, with union members volunteering. Ms Ryan said a retired cleaner who was a refugee from Chile donated his equipment.
"We see people paying in excess of market rates, paying quite well, but not being able to guarantee that the treatment of the cleaner is any better."Karen refugee, Eh Ker Leh, known as Jack, is owed thousands of dollars from his previous employer, but he's determined to focus on the future, rather than look back.
great stuff, give me a dollar for every story i have had to listen to about immigrant workers being ripped off in the cleaning sector.
welcomingaus Ripped off by fellow immigrants. Failed to mention that I guess. Doesn’t fit the sbs narrative.
How much was the Government grant
mackaysuzie Congratulations, big success 👍👍🏽👍🏿
AlistairPDBain 🙏💜
AirBnb rental homes and some of the wild crazy parties make good business for cleaners and tradies
Hope they don't let Bill Shorten try and sign them up to the Union movement, he doesn't have a great record with cleaners in Canberra.
Thats so good good luck to their futures.
Doesn't look very diverse to me. Maybe it needs a touch more diversity. Maybe a few aboriginal people to balance it up.
Nice. I hope legal refugees
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