Spain’s ministry for employment has demanded that health insurance companies immediately recognise a series of complaints experienced by hotel cleaning staff, such pain and inflammation resulting from the repetitive tasks they perform during the working day. The change marks a victory for an association of hotel cleaning ladies, who have dubbed themselves Las Kellys.
Representatives from the sector, the country’s government and regional health authorities have reached an agreement for a series of complaints experienced by hotel cleaning ladies to be recognised as occupational illnesses. Those health problems include carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, epicondylitis, as well as inflammations and pains in the hands and arms, resulting from the repetitive movements performed throughout the working day.
The directorate general for social security, a body within th
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