World News:
Campaign demands 'Right to Pee' for women in India
public toilets, while men can use the services for free.
The campaign, which has been dubbed the "Right to Pee" campaign, is led by 35 non- government organisations and urges women in Mumbai's civic authority to ensure that the service is free for women.
Activists in Mumbai have launched a campaign to demand better public toilet facilities for women, as currently women have to pay to use
Rahul Gaekward, who heads one of the 35 organisations in the campaign, has outlined three basic requirements for women: "They should be allowed to pee for free, the public toilets should provide vending machines with sanitary towels, like men have for condoms, and they should
have a changing room in the toilets.”
There is already an acute shortage of both public and private toilets in India; with a census in March finding that over half of India’s homes do not have toilets. This means public defecation is common across the country.
The campaign is drawing a strong response from both men and women, despite receiving no response from the civic authority when it was first launched last year.
According to Rahul, more than 7,000 signatures were collected in the crowded and impoverished Kurla area last week.
IICRC details transition to original name
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) released today additional details surrounding the transition to return its name to the IICRC, keeping the cleantrust as the service mark of the organization. The decision to return to the IICRC was voted on by the board of directors on 16th March, 2012.
Keeping the official name of the organization IICRC, while using the cleantrust, an IICRC program, in consumer-facing materials, allows the organization to build on its more than 40- year history of identifying and promoting an
international standard of care for the cleaning, restoration and inspection industries. The IICRC will continue to issue certifications, write and promote standards, and approve schools and instructors. All industry communications will refer to the organization as the IICRC.
“We’ve heard feedback from registrants and feel the combination of IICRC and the cleantrust, an IICRC program, will help our organization honor its position in the industry while generating increased end-user awareness,” said Darrell Paulson, IICRC
Chairman. “We’re poised for growth as we move into the future with open lines of communication and an opportunity to market ourselves beyond the industry.”
The IICRC will retain the use of the updated logo, which represents the strength and breadth of the organization. Updated materials with the new IICRC logo and design will roll out gradually in the coming months. The website has been redesigned according to these guidelines and is now live at
www.iicrc.org.
ISSA LinkedIn group surpasses 7,000 member mark
ISSA is pleased to announce that its group— “ISSA - The Worldwide Cleaning Association”—on the popular business social networking site, LinkedIn, has grown to more than 7,000 members. The group continues to
grow at a steady rate, with more than 1,000 new members joining in the past two months.
If you have not already created a LinkedIn account, you can do so at
www.linkedin.com. Once you have signed up, join the ISSA - The
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