As a commissioner, I helped start an annual review of women’s economic status. The County’s Women’s Commission prepares the report, and the recommendations tackle big issues like human trafficking, wage theft, and the need for pay equity. Supporting this report and trying to improve our County’s programs to help working women is another way I show respect for domestic workers, …

Modern Day Slavery refers to the use of fraud, force, or coercion to keep people in forced labor situations. This practice continues because employers still benefit from exploiting others, often with impunity. Household work—nannies, housekeepers, and individuals who care for the elderly—is one of the top three groups subjected to human trafficking. But the trafficking of household workers is not reported …

June Barrett is a #CareWorker and a #LaborActivist Born and raised Jamaica, June doesn’t remember the time in her life when she didnt have to do household work. As the oldest child of the family she started taking care of the house when she was only 5 years old.

Kamila Przytula works at Planned Parenthood Global in the Latin America regional office. She focuses on technology + reproductivehealth + socialimpact. She is an Epidemiologist with extensive experience in research and design.

What needs to change is the way people look at this kind of work. Not much prestige is associated with household labor. Many people enjoy doing this work. Knowing that they are doing something valuable and important, can help them to be better at what they are doing. My family moved to this country 10 years ago from Nicaragua.  My …