Covering all kinds of employment groups such as check-in, baggage handling, cleaning, catering and aircraft maintenance, this industrial committee is one of the most diverse of the civil aviation sector in its scope. As airports are also being privatised, they are becoming more commercial and global in reach, turning them into marketable commodities, which leads to downward pressure on costs and implicitly working conditions. This is an issue that faces ground staff employees as much as the other employee groups.