South Florida is home to around 100,000 domestic workers, the majority of whom are immigrant women of color who are paid low wages without any benefits. More than 85% of domestic workers surveyed in Miami have experienced wage theft, even though it is their labor that makes all other work in our economy possible. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a public health crisis, billionaires made record profits while Black and Latina domestic workers were left unprotected – without access to healthcare, job stability, or protections from wage theft, abuse, and discrimination. We believe it is possible to build an economy that recognizes and values domestic workers for their essential labor.
That is why, Miami Workers Center is in process of developing a care worker cooperative, and collaborating with workers to define a truly democratic, entrepreneurial and community-driven economy that centers workers’ voices, grows worker wealth, and builds worker power in Miami-Dade.
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