Launch event for industry Regional Bargaining Council

The Regional Bargaining Council for the Contract Cleaning Industry (RBCCCI), registered on 22 August 2025 in Government Gazette 53216 was officially launched on 17 October 2025 at the premises of NBC Holdings in Johannesburg. The RBCCCI is set to play an important part in enabling the contract cleaning industry to regulate its own labour costs, based on industry knowledge and mature relationships with the unions. The body is set to raise the public profile of the industry, with all parties having a permanent base, under one roof, to promote common interests in a sustainable industry.

The South African professional contract cleaning industry has proven itself over the past sixty years to be a valuable, responsible, reliable, increasingly efficient, and technologically advanced business partner to its customers. Its capacity has increased significantly through dedicated interaction with suppliers in the areas of biometrics, green chemicals, energy-efficient equipment, staff utilisation, and ergonomics, hence its self-regulating capacity in the area of cleaning staff costs is a definite boon for the industry. The closer input costs are aligned with the value attached by customers to cleaning solutions, the less likelihood there is of customers cutting down on cleaning staff numbers, frequencies, and technological advancements.

The launch proceedings commenced with a keynote address by Stephen Rathai, Director of Collective Bargaining at the Department of Employment and

Labour. Speeches by representatives of organised labour (SATAWU, Hotelicca) employers’ associations (NCCA, BEECA) and the Contract Cleaning National Provident Fund (CCNPF) completed the day’s agenda.