We won't be made invisible.
“The work we do is very important, we are essential to society. We, domestic workers, make all other jobs possible for everyone.”
Merita Blanchard
Haitian domestic worker, mother of 4, and MWC member
Nannies, cleaners, and home health aides with the Miami Workers Center and WeCount! are leading a campaign to win a bill of rights for domestic workers in Miami-Dade County.
“The work we do is very important, we are essential to society. We, domestic workers, make all other jobs possible for everyone.”
Merita Blanchard
Haitian domestic worker, mother of 4, and MWC member
Domestic workers organized the Care Worker Assembly with the goal of bringing people who work as nannies, house cleaners, and home health aides together behind a shared vision of achieving dignity and respect on the job. On the path to actualizing a Miami Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, these women are educating and building community with one another.
We are a multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual group of women who call Miami home and want better lives for us and our families!
South Florida has the largest population of domestic workers in the state. Despite being indispensable and essential, we face discrimination, abuse, wage theft and disrespect at work, and we are unprotected by law – that is unacceptable!
Domestic workers are standing up against mistreatment and abuse on the job. Nearly 60,000 women in Miami-Dade are domestic workers – we are essential, and make it possible for our communities to live in clean homes, with their children and loved ones cared for.
Miami Workers Center builds power with working-class tenants, workers, women, and families in Miami-Dade County. Through leadership development and grassroots campaigns, we seek to transform our workplaces and neighborhoods to win the respect, rights, and resources we all deserve.
WeCount! is a membership organization of agricultural workers, construction workers, and domestic workers in South Florida. Our mission is to build the power of immigrant workers and families through education, leadership development, and campaigns to win better living and working conditions for all.
