Executive Council Statement
2013 George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award: International Domestic Workers’ Network
… More and more workers in the global economy find themselves in precarious and informal work situations. Among these vulnerable workers, domestic workers are some of the most exploited. They toil alone, by the … in a hidden economy where their work is undervalued and under-regulated. Domestic workers make extraordinary sacrifices to support their families, often traveling to other countries for jobs, leaving their own children behind to care for others. As they work in private homes, away from …