Latin American cleaners staged a noisy protest outside South Kensington’s Ferrari showroom on Tuesday after two workers were sacked for campaigning and planning a strike to get a pay rise and the living wage. The protest came after two cleaners, Fredy Lopez, 51, and Angelica Valencia Bolanos, 49 were fired on Monday for refusing to give up their living wage struggle and return to work for £7.50 an hour. Lopez has cleaned the HR Owen showroom for seven years, while Valencia Bolanos has worked with him for the past five of those years. Valencia Bolanos previously told the Guardian how they were required to meet very high standards, even after their hours were reduced from six hours a night to four. Petros Elia, general secretary of UVW, which represents Lopez and Valencia Bolanos, said the pair had been suspended after initially balloting for strike action.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 19:56 UTC