We know how much you’ve been juggling these last few months. It never ends, caring for children, cleaning up after them, preparing meals and snacks, coming up with activities, helping them with distance learning, and trying to get a few minutes of work in at the same time. As stay at home restrictions are lifting,
We hope that you and your community are staying healthy, informed, and connected in these times. With news of the arrival of COVID-19 coronavirus to the United States in the last few weeks, all of us at Hand in Hand are following updates closely to know the best ways to handle the situation throughout our
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California is working to elevate the issues facing low income residents of L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown and Filipino workers, particularly domestic workers and caregivers. http://www.pwcsc.org/
Organizer: Lindsay Imai Hong and Suzanne Schmidt About: The San Francisco Bay Area chapter supported the passage of the California Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights in 2016. We are organizing for a statewide social insurance program and in close collaboration with the California Domestic Workers Coalition. Resources for CA: Bill Summary https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DomesticWorkerBillOfRights-FAQ.html
Organizer: Amy Cohen About: Founded in 2018, Hand in Hand’s employer members joined workers at the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance to win the strongest municipal Bill of Rights in Philadelphia in 2019. Resources: Bill Summary https://domesticemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Philadelphia-DWBOR-Summary-Comms-Briefing.pdf
Organizer: Erica Sklar About: In partnership with the Seattle Domestic Workers Alliance, Seattle members won the first municipal Bill of Rights in 2017 to bring dignity and respect to the city’s domestic workforce. Resources Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance Rules https://domesticemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Final-SHRR-160-For-Publication.pdf Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance Booklet https://domesticemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Seattle-OLS-Booklet.pdf Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance Flyer
Childcare agreement in Spanish Acuerdo de trabajo de cuidado de niños en español.
Childcare Agreement in English
