For my latest story, I spent the morning with housekeepers who meet every morning in a Westwood cafe. Over the last few weeks their numbers have dropped as bosses tell them not to come over fear of #coronavirus “They don’t pay and the bills keep coming.” latimes.com/california/sto…
There are an estimated 2.5 million domestic workers across the country. Most don’t have access to healthcare and 83% do not get paid sick days, according to @aijenpoo, founder and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
“From a wages and income perspective, most domestic workers can’t afford to take a single day off,” @aijenpoo said. “When you look at the world through the eyes of domestic workers ... you start to see the ways in which the crisis is compounded for low-wage workers.”
I called Carmen Solano, a Brentwood housekeeper who went to work in a mandatory evacuation zone after her bosses forgot to tell her not to come in. She’s 64 + has diabetes, but needs to keep working to pay her $900 rent latimes.com/california/sto…
Companies across the U.S. have been urging employees to work from home in response to the growing viral outbreak in the country. But for many caregivers and domestic workers, that’s not an option: “Staying home is a luxury.”
Also included a link to the @HiHemployers guide on “How to be a fair employer during the coronavirus pandemic.” domesticemployers.org/fair-care-and-…
For everyone asking me how to help, @domesticworkers has started a coronavirus care fund: domesticworkers.org/coronavirus-ca… 
