John – in 2022 sexual harassment is LEGAL, if you are a domestic worker.
Caregivers, housecleaners, and other domestic workers are EXCLUDED from the most basic workplace protections like sexual harassment, overtime pay, and paid sick leave.
It means millions of Black, Latinx, and Asian immigrant women are often in the position of praying that employers do the right thing every time they enter a home.
Our friends at the National Domestic Workers Alliance are at the forefront to fix these injustices. With days until their 15th anniversary, they’re ramping up their campaign to pass a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
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, ten states and two major cities have passed domestic workers' bills of rights or protections.
But with 2.2 million domestic workers around the country, that leaves far too many low-paid women of color vulnerable to exploitation.
The National Domestic Worker Bill of Rights covers major gaps by including domestic workers in common workplace protections like freedom from sexual harassment, paid overtime, paid sick days, and safe and healthy working conditions – and it’ll ensure these rights aren’t just on paper, but that they can be enforced and implemented.
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