Outsourced cleaners at Southwark Council have spent decades working in the same buildings alongside other council staff while recieving a portion of the same rights given to their colleagues. This has created a two-tier workforce.

Now Southwark Council is balancing its budget on the backs of an exploited workforce, made up of a mostly migrant and racialised workers. This is despite Southwark Council unveiling a series of pledges to stamp out racism within its operations this summer.

In-house workers benefit from improved conditions while outsourced cleaners earn poverty wages while excluded from basic conditions like sick pay. We are

We are demanding for Southwark Council to do the right thing, and bring these vital workers in-house and to end outsourcing now!