Aug 09 2022
The National Domestic Workers Alliance issued a statement after the U.S. Senate, following months of negotiations, completed its vote on the Inflation Reduction Act.
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National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) President Ai-jen Poo testified during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the urgent need for Congress to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4826), legislation that will protect nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers from on-the-job discrimination and harassment.
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National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) President Ai-jen Poo joined U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), actor and Hand in Hand member Steve Way, New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land, and domestic workers June Barrett and Ingrid Vaca for a Zoom press conference this morning to emphasize the urgent need for Congress to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 4826), legislation that will protect nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers from on-the-job discrimination and harassment.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 24 2022
As the voice for over 2.2 million domestic workers in the United States — largely women of color and immigrant women who will face new forms of danger, harm and vulnerability as a result of today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) President Ai-jen Poo and Executive Director Jenn Stowe issued the following statement.
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Today, National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), in partnership with the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Black Worker Initiative, released a report showing the continued exploitation, safety hazards, and insecurity felt by Black immigrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today is International Domestic Workers’ Day, marking the 11th anniversary of the passage of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 189 for Decent Work for Domestic Workers, which established international labor law for domestic workers.
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The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) in partnership with USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center released a new study illuminating the widespread invisibility and dehumanization of domestic workers in popular culture.
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The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) announces Jenn Stowe as their new Executive Director in a leadership expansion that will see current Executive Director Ai-jen Poo move into the role of NDWA’s President.
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The National Domestic Workers Alliance and Care in Action celebrated today’s Senate confirmation vote of Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will now become the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
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The heads of America’s leading labor unions joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and advocates from across America today for a virtual labor summit to recognize the critical role of women in the economy, celebrate the labor movement’s achievements, and highlight urgently-needed priorities for women in the workforce.
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