Domestic Workers Celebrate Women's Day

Sunday 20 March 2011

by: David Bacon, t r u t h o u t | Photo Essay

Domestic Workers Celebrate Women's Day
(Photos by David Bacon)

A call for passing the California Bill of Rights for domestic workers.

San Francisco - A coalition of domestic workers' and other low wage workers' organizations celebrated Women's Day on March 8, and launched an effort to get the state of California to pass a bill of rights for domestic workers.

The California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights would provide domestic workers with:

Equal overtime pay.

Equal right to a safe and healthy workplace.

Equal right to worker's compensation.

Equal right to reporting time pay.

Equal right to notice before termination.

Right to 5 hours uninterrupted sleep under adequate conditions.

Right to cook one's own food.

Right to annual cost of living wage increase.

Right to paid vacations.

Right to paid sick days.