We call on New York City to create a care action plan that includes the following policy initiatives:

1.Create a government funded outreach program and increase enforcement for worker and employer education to end the “behind doors” employment practices.

2. Ensure labor and human rights protections for domestic workers

• Pass Int. 339 to provide human rights protections to domestic workers in the workplace.
• Pass Paid Personal Time for one million New Yorkers, including domestic workers.
• Set up a retirement program for domestic workers regardless of their immigration status.
• Create and pass a policy to prevent unjustified termination.

3. Invest in an essential home care workforce and long term services and support for older adults and people with disabilities

• Increase funding for older New Yorkers and direct home care services and programs.
• Further develop career recruitment, outreach plans, and provide benefits for home care and direct workers regardless of immigration status.
• Improve data collection to better create targeted policies to find solutions.

4. Increase investment for universal childcare, ensuring childcare for domestic workers and caregivers.

5. Defund the police and ensure the NYPD do not collaborate with I.C.E.

• Decrease NYPD budget to instead invest in good care jobs, access to quality housing, education, health and transportation for low-income New Yorkers.
• Secure NYC as a sanctuary city and reinforce sanctuary policies

6.  End tax breaks for the wealthiest New Yorkers to provide economic relief for workers, and invest in communities of color.

The NYC Care Campaign organizations are National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, Adhikaar and Carroll Gardens Association.