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EDITORIAL

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

he January 2024 issue of Clean (a whopping 271% over the same period),
India Journal presents a varied especially at the entry level of apprentices/
and interesting mix of features and trainees. According to the Hotel Association
Tanalysis right from the trends for of India report, the hotel industry’s direct
the year, waste management, hygiene contribution to India’s GDP will hit $1
practices and infection control to Facility trillion by 2047, with a minimum 25% rise
Management for Indian Railways, in the need for workforce. What we need
upholstery cleaning and many more. It to find out are how many job opportunities
is predicted that in this year, the office are created for the housekeeping
space utilisation will see innovation personnel; how many are getting trained in
and flexibility by adopting smart office housekeeping annually and are they getting
solutions. The housing market will pick up the right opening and pay.
increasing opportunities for FM operations. Talking of different strokes, this issue
Retail market will also see expansion and brings to the readers the story of a small
more customer centric operations creating community of artists in India trying to
demands for upkeep and hygiene. make a difference by re-using discarded
Globally, the healthcare sector is still electronic products. One such artist is
struggling to control multiple sources of Vishwanath Mallabadi Davangere from
infections and the very dangerous hospital Bangalore, Karnataka whose “Magnificent
acquired infections. A lengthy analysis on Sustainable Cow” is made of 40,000
Infection Prevention Control throws light computer key board keys!
on its importance in healthcare. At the end Here one recalls reading about Chibuike
of it all, it starts with Hand Hygiene and Ifedilichukwu, a 37-year-old Nigerian
only Hand Hygiene. A recent report stated artist who, based in Awka takes used
that the surge in tourism after the pandemic aluminium cans, wood, plastic, metal rope
has had a trigger effect on hospitality hiring and injection bottles to create portraits
and abstract artworks. Displayed at many
shows, his upcycled art pieces have sold
for up to $1000 each!
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