Report: Pay, Professionalism, and Respect
Black Domestic Workers Continue the Call for Standards in the Care Industry
Hollywood Won’t Destroy Sexism, But We Can
The solution isn’t for Oprah to run for president. It’s to listen to women everywhere.
A Labor Trafficking Survivor Speaks Out
A new report helps quantify the abusive patterns experienced by survivors of human trafficking by following the stories of over 100 domestic workers.
Labor Organizing and the Left in Colombia During Dynamic Times
The Center for Popular Democracy and the Institute for Policy Studies invite you to a talk with two organizers from SINTRACIHOBI, the union of in-home childcare providers.
When Services Allow Organizing, Trafficked Workers Win
Migrant workers need rights and safety nets, yet sob stories of abuse will not bring about such change. Organizing, on the other hand, will.
Homecare Worker Rule Here to Stay
Last week, the Supreme Court paved the way for implementation of a new rule guaranteeing the rights of homecare workers.
Author Event: Household Workers Unite!
Join us for an engaging conversation on black women and work in the U.S. as Premilla Nadasen discusses and signs her new book, telling the stories of African American domestic workers and the little-known history of the domestic worker movement.
The Ongoing Exploitation of Home Care Workers
Greedy CEOs are pitting elderly Americans against the workers who care for them.
Brown Bag: Beyond Survival
As a member of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, IPS’ Global Economy project will launch a new campaign report for organizing to end human trafficking of domestic workers.
Bangladeshi Workers Organize to Protect Their Most Valuable Export: Themselves
Migrant domestic workers from Bangladesh enjoy little protection from their government, but they’re not alone.
Briefing: World Day Against Child Labor
IPS’ Tiffany Williams is a featured panelist on congressional briefing by The Child Labor Coalition and The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) to promote the rights of 15 million child domestic workers.
Author Event: Part of The Family?
IPS’ Break the Chain Campaign hosts author Sheila Bapat to discuss her book on “Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers’ Rights.”
Women’s Fast for Families on the National Mall
Join One hundred women leaders from around the country fasting together to demand fair immigration reform and an end to deportations NOW!
Domestic Workers Deserve Protection: Hold Diplomats Like Khobragade to Account
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was clearly mistreated by U.S. officers, but what about the abuse that migrant domestic workers live through every day?
The Dead-End Servant Economy
We’re going down the road toward becoming a nation of servants.