Press Call: Survey of Black Domestic Workers in NYC, Boston, and Miami Reveals Pandemic Within Pandemic

* TUESDAY, JUNE 16 AT 10:30 AM ET *

Miami, FL — The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) will release the results of a survey of over 800 Black domestic workers from New York City, Boston, and Miami. The survey was conducted by We Dream in Black, a project of the National Domestic Workers Alliance that serves as the political home for Black domestic workers across the country and the Institute for Policy Studies.

What: Press call releasing results from survey of Black domestic workers in New York, Boston, and Miami

When: 10:30 am ET on Tuesday, June 16

Where: 877 876 9173, 785 424 1667 (Conference ID: WORKERS)

Who:

• Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza, Black Organizing Director at National Domestic Workers Alliance
• Marc Bayard, Associate Fellow and the director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ Black Worker Initiative
• Adeline Vincent, a domestic worker from Miami
• Domestic workers from New York City & Boston

Adeline Vincent from Miami will be sharing her personal experience as Black domestic workers during an unprecedented pandemic and amid a national uprising where thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand the defunding of police departments.

“Black domestic workers are facing a pandemic within a larger pandemic,” said National Domestic Workers Alliance Black organizing director Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukizam. “Black domestic workers have stretched their dollars to keep the lights on after losing jobs and income. Some of them have been sick or experienced loss in their families. All of them have experienced these challenges while also facing the impact of police violence on their community. We must recognize the reality of this moment for Black women and their families and ensure that they receive the relief they deserve, while also ending police violence by defunding police departments.”

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National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of domestic workers in the United States. Founded in 2007, NDWA works for respect, recognition and inclusion in labor protections for domestic workers, the majority of whom are immigrants and women of color. NDWA is powered by over 60 affiliate organizations and local chapters and by a growing membership base of nannies, house cleaners and care workers in over 20 states. NDWA has created Alia, an online platform to help domestic workers access benefits, not otherwise granted to them, in addition to proposing a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights with Senator Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

We Dream in Black (WeDib) is a project of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and is the political home for Black domestic workers across the country. WeDiB’s mission is to build the political power and visibility of Black domestic workers across the African diaspora.

Miami Workers Center (MWC) is a strategy and action center whose purpose is to build the power and self-determination of south Florida’s most oppressed communities, and help to build a progressive voice and platform that can nurture the growth of movements for social change in Florida and in the United States. We employ an intersectional approach linking gender, race, and socio-economic status across our analysis and programs.

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