Myrtle Witbooi: A Clear Vision of Justice for Domestic Workers

Solidarity Center

Feb 13 2023 | 00:29:51

00:00 / 00:29:51

Show Notes

Myrtle Witbooi, a fierce advocate of domestic worker rights who recently passed away, is remembered in this Solidarity Center Podcast episode by Solidarity Center Domestic Worker Global Lead Alexis De Simone. We also hear from Myrtle herself, as she accepted the AFL-CIO’s Human Rights award on behalf of the International Domestic Worker Federation, which she helped form and led. “Her deep conviction that when women, when the working poor, when women of color, when workers in the Global South, when union sisters and brothers decide to join forces, decide that they are in it together, there is no […]

Other Episodes

Episode 3

March 24, 2021 • 00:31:09

Winning Rights for Migrant Workers in COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic created economic hardship for many workers worldwide, and migrant workers were especially hard hit. Preeda, a migrant rights lawyer in Thailand,...

Episode 15

November 17, 2021 • 00:31:07

‘I Feel Strong When I See Other Women with Us’

Union women in Nigeria are not waiting for their governments to ratify Convention 190, the international treaty that addresses violence and harassment in the...

Episode 0

February 25, 2021 • 00:01:02

Episode 0 - Solidarity Center Podcast

Solidarity Center is the largest international worker rights organization in the United States. We empower workers in over 60 countries to raise their voice...