JHL (16.10.2015 - Heikki Jokinen) The number of JHL members in the cleaning services went up by 13 per cent in the period from the beginning of 2014 to September 2015. The Union has had a special focus in all this with its Clean Power project.
The total number of JHL members working in the cleaning services is almost 22,000.
”The project included visits to working places, several professional events, study days and seminars. The whole cleaning sector also garnered a lot of publicity both in the Union magazine Motiivi and other media”, says JHL Vocational Officer Riitta Vehovaara.
The project stressed than cleanliness means comfort and security for all of us and that this is work done by professionals.
Making cleaning visible, raising its appreciation and highlighting its importance among the public were among the main goals of the JHL project.
One part of the project included a special week in September dedicated to cleaning services. During the week in question JHL organised a competition asking people what makes the working place comfortable.
And one of the high points of the year was when JHL member Heli Riihiaho was elected the Professional of the Cleaning Services for 2014 at the Finclean fair.
One of the goals of the project was to improve public knowledge as to the professional skills and qualifications people working in cleaning services possess. Nowadays, it is common for professionals to have vocational exams for their work.