Presentation of the Syndicate

The cleaning sector in Luxembourg employs about 10,000 people, of which more than 85% are women. They mainly work in “building cleaning”.

Who we are

The professional syndicate is at the disposal of the staff of building cleaning, industrial cleaning, recycling, hygiene and environmental companies, as well as laundries, and represents all employees in the domestic service sector. We are the most important national organization of the personnel in this economic sector.

The day-to-day management of the syndicate’s affairs is carried out by a team employed by the OGBL working independently and in close cooperation with the syndicate leadership, which is the decision-making structure of the syndicate.

One of the main tasks of the syndicate is to defend the interests of its members, in particular through its positions on all issues related to the world of work and through its policy of collective agreements for employees of

  • Building Cleaning Companies (of general obligation)
  • Alliance Green Services
  • Harsco Metals Luxembourg
  • Lamesch Exploitation
  • Sanest-Lux.
The functioning of the syndicate

The main structure is the syndicate leadership. It is elected every five years during a syndicate day, to which all OGBL staff representatives and all those who were OGBL candidates in the last social elections are invited. It ensures the organization of the professional syndicate.

Our objectives are
  • Quality jobs and good salaries
  • For the recognition of our profession
  • For a qualified salary
  • A better conciliation between private and professional life
  • Against social dumping
  • For the maintenance of social achievements
  • For safety in the workplace
  • For a quality pension
  • Against social exclusion, poverty, discrimination, racism and intolerance
  • For the reduction of work time
  • For a socially just family policy
  • For access for all to quality care

International cooperation In order to be up to date with everything that is happening in the sector, both at European and international level, the syndicate is a member of UNI Europa and UNI Global Union.

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