| Dec 13, 2012 | Tiffany Williams is the senior human trafficking and labor rights specialist for the Global Economy project at the Institute for Policy Studies. She also serves as the coordinator for the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s Beyond Survival campaign. Her work...
| Jun 16, 2011 | Economy / BusinessThe ILO voted by a whopping 396 to 16 margin to adopt a “historic set of international standards” known as the Convention on Domestic Workers. This great news from Geneva was many years in the making, as domestic workers from all over the world have been...
| Nov 22, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWhen he was campaigning in 2008, President Barack Obama promised to raise the federal minimum wage, declaring “people who work full-time should not live in poverty.” Obama proposed raising it to $9.50 by 2011. That would merely adjust the minimum wage for...
| Dec 21, 2009 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe holidays can be stressful for overscheduled families. The kids are home from school and daycare. The in-laws visit. There are year-end deadlines to meet, awkward office holiday parties to attend, and self-inflicted New Year’s resolutions to conquer. Here’s a...