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Domestic workers
In some cities, domestic workers are entitled to contracts. Many never get one.
Sep 25, 2023
In Chicago and other cities, contracts outlining pay and scheduling are mandated for domestic workers. Why won’t some employers sign them?
In "Black Folk," the history of the Black working class is a family story
Jun 14, 2023
Historian Blair LM Kelley traces that evolution through her own family roots.
Domestic workers still don't have safety protections on the job
Oct 5, 2020
A California bill that would have extended those protections to house cleaners, nannies and elder care workers was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Home child care workers unionize in California
Jul 29, 2020
Workers hope to strengthen an industry that has become even more precarious.
California's domestic workers push for safety protections in home settings
Jul 14, 2020
A measure before the Assembly would eliminate the exclusion of domestic workers from workplace safety law that covers other employees.
Washington relief packages leave out many domestic workers
Apr 17, 2020
More than 80% say they’ don’t know if they can afford food in coming weeks, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Tech is helping house cleaners get benefits
by
Jed Kim
and Leila Goldstein
Mar 26, 2019
The new platform Alia allows gig workers to earn paid time off and some types of insurance.
For public good, not for profit.
'Roma' shines a light on the real lives of domestic workers
Jan 4, 2019
How Alfonso Cuarón's latest film set in 1970s Mexico resonates with domestic workers today.
How do millions of workers with no legal protection stand up to sexual harassment?
by
Molly Wood
and Kai Ryssdal
Mar 13, 2018
There are up to 2 million people going to work in homes across America. Many of these domestic workers have little-to-no legal protections, and many of them experience sexual harassment or assault. Marketplace’s Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal speak with Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance about how that is changing. Hear […]
What was it like to be a servant in Britain 100 years ago?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2013
The wealth inequality we have in the US today is no match for what it was like in England 100 years ago.