Women's Work

According to the editorial Women's Work by an unknown author, many of the domestic workers today do not receive the rights they deserve. Many are cheated of their money, overworked, isolated, and abused. They are unable to receive time off when sick and are not given the recognition they deserve. In New York City a national meeting for domestic workers was held and many of the workers and standing up for their rights. One goal of theirs has been to push for passage in Albany of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which would guarantee health benefits, paid time off, overtime and cost-of-living raises, among other things. The bill has yet to go far, but if passed, it will give the deserved rights to the millions of domestic working women and men who have been victims of this workforce.