After five years of organizing, 175,000 domestic workers now have health and safety protections in California…read more 

After three years of campaigning, legislative visits, and fierce advocacy by domestic workers, employers, and allies— over 50,000 domestic workers now have rights in New Jersey. Read more…

Since 2021, Hand in Hand has partnered with the California Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC) to win health and safety protections and end the exclusion under CAL/OSHA laws. Read more here…

DC Domestic Workers Make History! 

On December 20, 2022 domestic workers in Washington D.C. made history by winning a domestic workers bill of rights. This makes the 13th bill that has been won by the power of domestic worker and employer organizing. Congratulations to our partners at National Domestic Workers Alliance and our members at Hand in Hand on another victory!

Domestic workers are one of the fastest-growing workforces in the nation, yet many workers earn poverty wages and have no rights or protections under the law. This also impacts employers, who often want to make their homes fair workplaces, but don’t know how because there aren’t standards. It’s time for a National Bill of Rights. Sign the petition…

For the past two years Hand in Hand has been organizing alongside the California Domestic Workers Coalition to support health and safety legislation for domestic workers.  Our members lobbied, testified at hearings, called representatives, marched, and participated in social media days of action. On September 28, 2021 Governor Newsom signed the into law. Read more…

On July 29th, the New York City Council voted to include domestic workers in the New York City Human Rights law. This bill will protect home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners from discrimination in New York City. Hand in Hand alongside our domestic worker partners have been organizing in support of this bill since 2018.