Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance

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City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez announces the resolution which will allow the City Council to hold hearings on a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights on March 14 at Philadelphia City Hall. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

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Rights for domestic workers

The Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, and other elected…

March 15th, 2019

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Mayor Jim Kenney (center) signs the Philadelphia Domestic Workers Bill of Rights as domestic workers, organizers, leaders, and elected officials look on. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

Signed into law

November 27th, 2019

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Lucy, a domestic worker, cleans the home of one of her clients in late July 2019. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

Emerging from the shadows

October 17th, 2019

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María del Carmen Díaz (left), a domestic worker and leader in the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance, speaks on June 20 about the legislation introduced to City Council which extends a range of labor rights and protections to housekeepers, nannies, caretakers, and others in the domestic worker industry. Nicole Kligerman (right), director of the PDWA, stands by, providing translation from Spanish to English. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

Domestic Worker Rights

June 21st, 2019

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María del Carmen Díaz has worked as a nanny, caretaker, and house-cleaner in the 24 years that have passed since she first arrived in Philadelphia from Mexico. As a member of the Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance, del Carmen Díaz is working to pass a Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, that would stipulate rights and regulations for what has long been a profession unprotected by law. Photo: Emily Neil / AL DÍA News

Rights for domestic workers

March 11th, 2019