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USA: Tell Governor Brown & State Legislature - It's Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

USA: Tell Governor Brown & State Legislature - It's Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

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by IDWFED published Mar 07, 2013 12:00 AM
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Hundreds of domestic workers in California are kicking off their Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign in Los Angeles. Domestic workers from across California have one message: domestic workers care for the families and homes of California with respect; it’s time for California to take care of its domestic workers so they can provide for their own families.
  • USA: Tell Governor Brown & State Legislature - It's Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
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  • Hundreds of domestic workers in California are kicking off their Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign in Los Angeles. Domestic workers from across California have one message: domestic workers care for the families and homes of California with respect; it’s time for California to take care of its domestic workers so they can provide for their own families.
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Hundreds of domestic workers in California are kicking off their Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign in Los Angeles.

Domestic workers from across California have one message: domestic workers care for the families and homes of California with respect; it’s time for California to take care of its domestic workers so they can provide for their own families.

Sylvia Lopez is a house cleaner in the Bay Area. She works hard cleaning homes to provide a better life for her two children, Karina and Daniela.

We work in the shadows without a law to protect us from harsh chemicals or enforce the agreements we make with our employers.  I don’t want my daughters to think that the work their mother does is less than real work. I want them to go to college, become professionals and to know that their mother did important work too. I am a house cleaner so that my daughters can have a better life.  It’s important to me that my daughters to see my work as dignified — we need a domestic workers bill of rights in California.


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Governor Brown may have vetoed the California Domestic Workers Bill of rights in 2012, but since the veto, Sylvia and her colleagues have built an even more powerful movement of domestic workers and families across the state, including employers and people with disabilities.

This new, stronger coalition is ready to face any challenges ahead! But, this growing movement needs your support.

Sign the petition and send Governor Brown and the California state legislature a clear message: it’s time to end the injustice — it’s time for a California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights!

Thank you!

More information:

  1. Send your own Endorser Support Letter (DOC) >>>
  2. Photos: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights California Launch | NDWA
  3. Sign the petition: Tell Governor Brown & State Legislature: It's Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights | NDWA
  4. News: Domestic Workers Bill In California Brings Housekeepers & Nannies To The Streets | The Huffington Post


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