Content warning: This email discusses issues of sexual abuse.
John — On my very first night as a live-in caretaker for a new client, I was sexually assaulted.
I didn't report him. I needed the money too badly. So I stayed, and the abuse continued. I felt isolated and alone.
Without an HR department or a support system, my only answer was to keep quiet and pray for a way out.
So many domestic workers like me are stuck working in the shadows — because of immigration status or the vulnerability of working paycheck to paycheck.
But none of us deserve to go to work every day fearing sexual harassment, violence, and abuse. That's where you can help.
The National Domestic Workers alliance is advocating tirelessly for domestic worker protections, so John I’m asking: will you join our push to end sexual harassment, violence, and abuse against domestic workers?
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Supporting domestic workers who’ve faced abuse is just one of the crucial and life-changing frontline programs we do at the National Domestic Workers Alliance. This organizing is 1:1 and deeply personal. It takes time to nurture, build trust, and foster a relationship.
But the truth is our organizing work can only take us so far when the laws governing domestic workers legally allow sexual harassment and are littered with loopholes excluding domestic workers from even the most basic workplace protections.
Our guiding star is to put power into the hands of the people best equipped to solve the problems domestic workers face: workers themselves. From who leads our organization to what campaigns we run to which resources we offer, domestic workers are listened to, affirmed, and in control.
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 step up, but we won’t stop until all domestic workers are protected.
Will you join our push to end sexual harrassment, violence, and abuse against domestic workers?
Thanks for your support,
June Barrett, Domestic Worker Leader
National Domestic Workers Alliance
