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Netherlands: A film about how domestic workers fighting for their rights

Netherlands: A film about how domestic workers fighting for their rights

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by IDWFED published May 08, 2015 02:25 PM
A film by Anne Frisius in cooperation with Mónica Orjeda as a contribution to the social debate on work in private households, which focuses on the perspective of domestic workers in the center.

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NETHERLANDS -

Jaqueline Contreras (Chile), Francia Galeano (Colombia) and Coring de los Reyes (Philippines), many years ago came to the Netherlands and stayed there. Since they work in private homes. They and their families have no social rights, because they are considered "illegal". 

In 2006 she founded the organization "United Migrant Domestic Workers", to demand public recognition and their rights. A large Dutch trade union (FNV) has taken them and support them in their demands.

Watch the trailer:

Dringend Gesucht - Anerkennung nicht vorgesehen. Hausangestellte erstreiten sich ihre Rechte (Trailer) from Anne Frisius on Vimeo.

Source: Dringend Gesucht - Anerkennung nicht vorgesehen

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