Opinion: Domestic workers have long been underpaid and unappreciated. It’s time we give them what they deserve
CNNEditor’s Note: Ai-jen Poo is director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. That’s why now, as domestic workers return to work, the nation must look to create better jobs through legislation, and through private agreements between companies and worker advocates. Private agreements between companies and worker advocates are a strategy we need to pursue to make work better for domestic workers. Handy, an online platform that helps connect cleaners with people who need services in their homes, and the NDWA Gig Worker Advocates, an organization founded to advocate on behalf of domestic workers in the gig economy, are launching a first-of-its kind pilot program. There is more work to be done across the country, but Handy deserves credit for coming to the table with labor advocates to provide workers with more benefits, greater voice and higher pay, especially in states where private agreements are a clear path to greater economic security for domestic workers.
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