The 17 year battle for identity. How a domestic worker finally won her rights

The 17 year battle for identity. How a domestic worker finally won her rights

Fighting for Justice: A Domestic Worker’s Victory and Why We Need a Bill of Rights - Fair Work Center

In Seattle, thousands of domestic workers—nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers—work without the most basic labor protections. Many face wage theft, unfair working conditions, and employer exploitation. While Seattle has labor laws that protect some domestic workers, they still lack clear, enforceable rights—which is why we are fighting for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Recently, our legal team at Working Washington and Fair Work Center r…

To make it known in a project called Voice and History, the Feminist movement of Saltillo seeks testimonies from domestic workers, mainly from the north of the city, with the aim of exposing the reality in the precariousness faced by many women in that sector. They mention in the call on their social networks the intention that when listening to all these voices the exploitation of many of them will be denounced. “If you or any of your relatives…