Founded the National Domestic Workers Alliance at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, GA, with 13 domestic worker organizations representing 5 states.
Organized x
The first national convening organized by NDWA.
2010
Launched x
National Research Project – participatory research survey collection in 14 cities (later published the first national report on the workforce)
Launched x
Launched SOL (Strategy, Organizing, Leadership) Program.
Won x
The New York Domestic Workers State Bill of Rights, the first of its kind that laid the foundation for 9 more statewide bills and 3 more municipal bills of labor protections in the next 11 years.
Decent Work for the Domestic Work Convention, Convention 189, at the International Labor Organization. Since its passage, 24 countries have ratified C189.
2012
Published x
Published Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work, the first national report of the workforce in the U.S.
Launched x
Launched Beyond Survival. Since its launch, dozens of survivors have become leaders in the movement to end trafficking.
