In Luxembourg, the cleaning sector primarily employs migrant women from immigrant backgrounds, and is characterised by part-time work, limited autonomy, physical strain, and health concerns. Led by LISER and LIH, the WISH project compiles complements existing evidence through stakeholder interviews and participatory workshops with women female cleaners. The women cleaners' accounts consistently highlight several key challenges: demanding workloads and schedules, insufficient recognition, inaccessible information, inadequate training, strained supervisory relationships and adverse effects on physical and mental health.
While these findings are exploratory, they identify several promising actions for testing in real workplaces, such as strengthening technical and managerial training, improving dialogue and worker participation, providing suitable equipment and making information on rights, health and social benefits available in clear, multilingual formats.
