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v. t. e. A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent ...
A pink-collar worker is someone working in the care-oriented career field or in fields historically considered to be women's work. This may include jobs in the beauty industry, nursing, social work, teaching, secretarial work, or child care. [ 1] While these jobs may also be filled by men, they have historically been female-dominated (a ...
Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [ 10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [ 20] Florian [ 5] Brazilian firefighters - George.
[A.1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] which extended labor protections to domestic workers. The law, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, went into effect on November 29, 2010 and gives domestic workers, among other provisions: The right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work, or 44 hours
Caroline Herschel, astronomer (worked as a domestic servant in her father's household until his death) Paul Hogan, butler. Bridget Holmes, chambermaid to kings of England. Hélène Jégado, serial killer. Dora Lee Jones, trade unionist. Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of the King of Siam. Thérèse Levasseur, laundress and chambermaid.
Domestic workers throughout the country are pushing for better working conditions, staging rallies and protests and lobbying for labor protections. The workers, including nannies, house cleaners ...
Maid. A maid, housemaid, or maidservant is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era, domestic service was the second-largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. [ 1] In developed Western nations, full-time maids are now typically only found in the wealthiest households.
A Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights is legislation designed to grant basic labor protections to domestic workers. These laws are supported by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a labor advocacy group founded in 2007. [ 1] The first such law took effect in New York state on November 29, 2010.