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Sustaining the Momentum of the Women's March: Where We Go From Here

11/08/2016 | Andrea Cristina Mercado | Truthout

This weekend I marched in Washington, DC, with my younger sister, in a contingent with hundreds of immigrant women, women of color, domestic workers, Native American women, and grassroots environmental activists. Like so many who attended the Women's March, I was awestruck to see the sheer size of the march, the number of women who mobilized -- many of whom had never before attended a march -- to proclaim their commitment to fight back against attacks on our bodies, our families, our...

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A Bill of Rights for Housecleaners

10/08/2016 | Isabel Escobar | NY Times

Chicago — For eight years, I worked as a housecleaner for a millionaire who lived in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago. I took the bus across town three times a week, often to work in an empty house because my employer was frequently away, traveling for business.

That also meant I got paid only when I saw him — in lump sums, often months apart. At first, I didn’t mind this setup, but soon, months would pass. By the end of 2008, my employer owed me $10,000 — and had stopped...

Tags: Bill of Rights, Illinois

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A non-profit organization whose mission is to support domestic workers to live and work with dignity.

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Una organización sin fines de lucro cuya misión es apoyar a las trabajadoras del hogar para que vivan y trabajen con dignidad.