John — I once worked as a caregiver for a male employer, and on my very first night on the job, he asked me to get into bed with him.
This sexual harassment is LEGAL, because I am a domestic worker.
Caregivers, housecleaners, and other domestic workers like me are EXCLUDED from the most basic workplace protections like sexual harrasment, overtime pay, and paid sick leave.
It means millions of Black, Latinx, and Asian immigrant women like me are often in the position of praying employers do the right thing every time we enter a home.
That’s why this month, we’re ramping up our campaign to pass a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to correct these injustices, and I’m asking if you can join us to launch with unstoppable momentum.
Will you join us and call on your representatives to support the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights?
Care work is on track to be one the fastest growing sectors in the next decade. But care workers like me are still governed by the laws of the slavery-era past.
In the 1930s when most workers were given basic workplace rights by Congress, farm workers and domestic workers, the majority of whom were Black, were deliberately left out.
Now thanks to the relentless leadership of the incredible domestic workers who are part of the National Domestic Workers Alliance around the country, we’ve pushed ten states and two major cities to pass domestic workers bills of rights or protections. But we won’t stop until all domestic workers are protected.
Thanks for your support,
June Barrett, Domestic Worker Leader
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.