The First-Ever National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Was Just Unveiled

The groundbreaking legislation would provide protections to domestic workers across the country. (NDWA)

Nik Theodore, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a blog post from In These Times that examines proposed federal legislation to improve wages and labor conditions for domestic workers.

“Quality care and workers’ rights are inextricably linked,” says Nik Theodore, a University of Illinois at Chicago professor of urban planning and policy. When workers have economic security, he explains, they’re able to provide higher-quality care.

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