The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is Long Overdue
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The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is Long Overdue
Workers rallying outside the Princeton Library on July 15. Photo by Hank Kalet
A contingent of domestic workers and activists from CASA Freehold were in Princeton on July 15 to rally for state and federal protections for the mostly undocumented workers who toil as housekeepers, nannies, and home healthcare providers. The national bill, if passed, would help plug major gaps in federal labor low that date back to the 1930s.
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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
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