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Luz Amelia Arevalo is a professional domestic worker in Los Angeles, California. She is also a member of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles and National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Luz Amelia Arevalo
Luz Amelia Arevalo is a professional domestic worker in Los Angeles, California. She is also a member of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles and
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August 21, 2014
Mi nombre es Luz Amelia Arevalo, y soy una trabajadora doméstica profesional en el área de Los Ángeles, California. Debido a la necesidad económica, mi propia familia y nietos viven muy lejos. Yo cuido a los hijos de mis jefes, y los amo tanto como amo a mis propios nietos. Hay muchas mujeres como yo quienes trabajan para que familias en California sean prósperos. Pero trabajamos sin ninguna protección básica y sin ningún día de enfermedad pago. En los últimos años, he estado enferma y todavía he tenido que trabajar. Si usted es una trabajadora doméstica y no trabaja, no gana el pan. Si...
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April 24, 2013
My name is Luz Amelia Arevalo, I am a professional domestic worker in Los Angeles California. Because of economic necessity, my own family -- my own grandchildren -- are far away. I care for the children of my employers, and I grow to love them as I do my own grandchildren. There are many women like me, whose work makes it possible for so many families to thrive in California. But we do the work we do without basic labor protections and certainly without paid sick days. Over the years, I have been sick and hurt and had to work anyway. As a domestic worker, if you don’t work, you don’t get...
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