At the beginning of the forum, I attended a workshop put on by Domestic Workers United, which focused primarily on the New York State campaign for the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. (It was passed last thursday - July 1st)
On the panel were workers and organizers who had been working with the campaign for about six years. Though not all of the proposed benefits were approved by the state, the passage of the Bill of Rights marks a significant victory for domestic workers, who are explicitly excluded from most labor laws and protections.
During the next few days, I participated in workshops on wage theft and immigration reform and heard of the work being done across the country - especially in New York and California.
Apart from the workshops, I saw a great deal of people representing domestic worker and worker justice groups at the forum.
During my first week back, I have been interviewing more workers on health and safety in the workplace in addition to putting together information on domestic workers to educate the public more on the issues that they face daily.
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