INDIA
Srinivas Rao, Secretary General of the DLAI (Drycleaners and Launderers Association of India), explained to LCNi how textile care workers in India are affected by Covid-19 and how they are dealing with the situation.
He said: "India like many other countries is going through tough times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the laundry and cleaning industry has seen tremendous success in almost no business due to temporary lockdowns and an increase in positive Covid levels." Day to day.
CORE GROUP: The core group of the Indian Association for Dry Cleaners and Washers with the Secretary General Srinivas Rao in the middle is shown on the right
“However, DLAI uses every opportunity to involve its members by holding regular training courses with many national and international industry experts and speakers from equipment and chemical companies.
“The learning series lasted almost two months and was carried out online. It received a great response from the brotherhood and covered topics ranging from different washing and cleaning methods to stain removal techniques, understanding of fabrics, new devices with different technologies, business prospects after Covid-19 and the introduction of new hygiene standards when dealing with Covid. 19 infected laundry and clothes.
“DLAI has from time to time issued guidelines for its members on how to deal with customer clothing from start to finish during this time. They were also able to view the guidelines in their stores to drive both highest customer satisfaction and repeat business.
"DLAI also ran ads in widespread newspapers in some cities stating that laundry and dry cleaning are safe to build customer confidence."
DLAI is India's first national association committed to uniting the fraternity of washers and cleaners under one roof. It was founded in February 2019 and has around 1000 members.
