The annual rallies around International Justice for Cleaners Day grew out of an ugly incident on June 15, 1990, in Los Angeles when police beat immigrant cleaners protesting the way a multi-national cleaning company was treating them in a CBD office block.

This incident provoked public outrage in the USA and abroad. Pressure from cleaners who belonged to unions in other countries helped force the contract cleaner to finally sit down, negotiate and show some respect and decency when talking with their workers.

Since then - for nearly two decades now - June 15 has become a focal point for organising cleaners in campaigns and celebrations across several continents. Rallies of cleaners and their union supporters are planned in the Australia, New Zealand, UK, the Netherlands, Germany and the USA .

To find out more about the Cleanstart Campaign go to: www.lhmu.org.au

Join Sydney's Migrant & Refugee contract cleaners in their fight for fair pay and better conditions. This march is part of International Justice for Cleaners Day and the Cleanstart campaign.

This thursday 15th June 2006 the LHMU - the cleaners union, are marching with cleaners and community supporters across Australia in every capital city including Sydney.

As part of the Cleanstart campaign-a strong voice for the low-waged, immigrant & refugee contract cleaning workforce, cleaners will be out in force to fight for a fair deal.

We welcome the support of other Unions and community groups .

Come along and help the cleaners fight for a better deal, together we can win !

Sydney March
Thursday 15 June 2006
Starts at 11:45 am in Hyde Park near fountain.