Truthout, By Sheila Bapat Lee Plaza, 60, is a caregiver for a 90-year-old woman in Los Angeles. She works 12 hours per day, six days per week helping her client shower, groom, eat and perform other basic day to day functions. Needless to say, Plaza cannot perform this job remotely. “I take a bus to…
Teresa Cotsirilos In October 2019, a stretch of dry weather and strong winds sparked dozens of wildfires across California, killing three people and destroying hundreds of homes. For the low-wage immigrants who work in those homes, fire season brings its own dangers. Housekeepers and gardeners lose jobs they rely on, and some workers are recruited…
Over the course of the last two years, the domestic worker and employer leaders of the California Domestic Workers Coalition have worked tirelessly to lead the campaign to create an Education and Outreach Program within the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement. We are overjoyed to announce that yesterday, June 27, 2019, Governor Newsom signed the…
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Contact: Megan Whelan, megan@cadomesticworkers.orgCalifornia Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC)(415) 993-4964 June 28, 2019 Domestic Workers Win Landmark Program to Strengthen Labor Rights Compliance in California After a multi-year grassroots campaign, domestic workers and employers of the California Domestic Workers Coalition have won the resources within the California State Budget to establish a groundbreaking outreach…