Did you know that in DC, domestic workers are the only group of workers excluded from DC’s Human Rights Act, which protects workers from discrimination on the job? 🧵
In order to right this wrong and guarantee domestic workers – who often face workplace discrimination – basic legal rights, the DC Council must pass a #DomesticWorkersBillofRights.
In addition to fixing the Human Rights Act, the legislation would:
➡️ Require contracts between domestic workers and their employers.
➡️ Include domestic workers in DC’s occupational health and safety law.
➡️ Create a Domestic Work Outreach and Education program.
➡️ Require contracts between domestic workers and their employers.
➡️ Include domestic workers in DC’s occupational health and safety law.
➡️ Create a Domestic Work Outreach and Education program.
As this critical legislation heads to a vote this fall, we’re sharing updates and highlighting stories from DC domestic workers.
In the meantime, learn more and find opportunities to take action: domesticworkers.org/programs-and-c…
In the meantime, learn more and find opportunities to take action: domesticworkers.org/programs-and-c…
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