CLEANING contracts for Transport for London (TfL) put cost cutting and profits before the safety of workers and commuters, RMT claims.

The rail union said that documents revealed through a freedom of information request that TfL’s contract with outsourcing company ABM shows the contractor is scored more on how successful it is in cutting expenses than in cleaning trains and stations. 

Only 8 per cent of the company’s quarterly score is based on how well it cleans the seats, handrails, hangers, arm rests and floors of trains or how well they clean station platforms, seats and floors, according to the performance measurement matrix used by TfL.