Janitorial Association of Trinidad and Tobago (JATT) was founded by Mr. Paul Duncan in July 2015 but officially registered with the Registrar General of Trinidad and Tobago in July 2020. COVID-19 Coronavirus has brought to the fore, the critical importance of janitorial cleaners and by extension, janitorial services. There is now an awareness of cleaning and more so, the persons that are involved in the cleaning industry.

During this pandemic, where managing our environment is key to flattening the curve, there is no better time to rally all the players together, in the janitorial industry.

The Janitorial Association of Trinidad and Tobago (JATT) comes at a time when we believe cleaners and cleaning in general are the most important factors of the day. For years, governments, institutions, employers, and people in general, have looked scornfully upon and treated cleaners with disdain and disrespect. Cleaners in Trinidad and Tobago for years have not been recognized, identified as a category of workers needing special attention, adequately remunerated for services rendered nor rewarded for the jobs they do. The consensus has always been that cleaners are “nobody”. Through JATT, all stakeholders in the cleaning industry can now be identified and recognized for the yeoman service they perform.