John — Earlier this week, we sent you an email that shed light on who domestic workers are and how we’re working to win the rights, respect and recognition they deserve. Our progress over the past few months has been monumental and we wanted to share some of our recent wins with you!
Our victories are the result of years of organizing, campaigning, mobilizing, connecting with domestic workers across the country, and training our worker base to become leaders to achieve these wins our movement deserves.
And, none of this would be possible without you, John.
Your unwavering support and willingness to take action has been the lifeblood of our cause, fueling our efforts to bring about meaningful change for domestic workers across the country.
Thank you for being in this fight with us. We so appreciate you, and we want to invite you to celebrate these victories with us!
The highest office in the land has elevated care workers with a whole month of recognition! For the first time, the national spotlight will shine upon the millions of Black, Latinx, and immigrant women of color who care for our communities, our homes and our families. This historic proclamation and month of recognition is also a major milestone towards transforming the way this country treats care and caregivers.
The White House's order includes more than 50 directives to federal agencies to utilize existing funding to make child care and home care more affordable, make it easier for caregivers to access federal programs, improve access to care for veterans, ensure care jobs are good jobs, and lift up Black, Indigenous, and other women of color who are most affected by the care crisis.
The bill includes domestic workers in D.C.'s human rights protections (from which they were excluded from), D.C.'s occupational health and safety law, and protections against discrimination at work — among other landmark provisions. We are currently fighting for the funds needed to implement the law. Three council members have stepped up and allocated the needed funds!
In an extensive 2012 report that surveyed thousands of domestic workers, 85 percent of undocumented immigrants who encountered problems with their working conditions did not complain because they feared their immigration status would be used against them. This is why this new policy from the Department of Homeland Security that protects migrant workers in labor investigations is such a crucial win for our movement; a result of our advocacy and organizing efforts with other labor organizations.
On April 20, hundreds of child care providers, early educators, parents, children, and community advocates traveled to Raleigh from all over the state for the Child Care for North Carolina: United for Change event. Together, event participants raised their voices to draw attention to the child care crisis and demand greater investment from the state of North Carolina.
And we're not done! We’re just five months into 2023 and have an ambitious agenda ahead.
In the coming months, we are:
- Pushing the Senate to pass a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
- Ramping up our efforts to pass a Domestic Bill of Rights in New Jersey—the 11th state to do so!
- Hosting our annual convening of We Dream in Black (WeDiB), our Black domestic worker organizing initiative, to build worker-led organizing power by and for one of the most invisible, unprotected and essential domestic worker populations in the country.
The work to transform domestic work is not easy—fighting systems designed to keep domestic workers in the shadows can feel insurmountable at times—but care workers have never given up the fight for a better future for all of us.
Together, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Each pivotal win we secure inspires and propels us forward to continue building a future where domestic workers receive the rights they deserve, where their contributions are acknowledged and appreciated, and where their dignity is upheld. With your continued support, we will write the next chapter of our movement's success story.
Thank you for being an essential part of this extraordinary journey.
In solidarity and with gratitude,
Advocacy Team
National Domestic Workers Alliance
Thank you for being a dedicated supporter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance!
We're working day and night to win respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the more than 2.5 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers.
The majority of domestic workers sit at the center of some of our nation’s most decisive issues because of who they are and what they do: they are women – mostly women of color, immigrants, mothers, and low-wage workers. They are impacted by almost every policy affecting the future of our economy, democracy and country.
Domestic workers can lead us toward a new, inclusive vision for the future for all of us -- and your grassroots support is the fuel that can get us there.
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