Spain: quality label for ‘socially responsible hotels’ that respect employees fundamental labor rights

A socially responsible quality label for hotels that respect employees’ fundamental labor rights. Thus the project that Spain’s hospitality trade unions have just launched, in partnership with the University of Malaga. Hotels will be assessed against a set of criteria covering security, training, equal opportunities, and fair salary structures. Results are available on the site: www.fairhotels.es
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“We want to secure customer loyalty and ensure they know that hotels’ star ratings are down to the workers,” indicated José Maria Martinez, the head of the CCOO services union. This initiative, unveiled on 22 January by the CCOO and UGT (hospitality sector) federations intend to highlight hoteliers that endeavor to apply dignified working conditions in a sector that in recent years has been marked by increasing precariousness and deteriorating employment. The ‘socially responsible and fair hote

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