Hotel housekeeping is dirtier than ever
We talk to a hotel worker who describes how cleaning rooms is harder than ever thanks to pandemic protocols
Headlines From The Times · Hugo Martín, Cristina Velasquez, Shani O. Hilton, Gustavo Arellano, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Ashlea Brown, Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, Shannon Lin, Mario Diaz, Angel Carreras
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Show Notes
Something disturbing has happened since the last time most of us took vacations — it’s getting harder to clean rooms because of COVID-19 protocols. Hotel workers say ever since the pandemic started, their work has been harder and dirtier than ever.
Today, we hear from one of those workers.
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