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USA: It's time to take our values online - The Good Work Code

USA: It's time to take our values online - The Good Work Code

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by IDWFED published Nov 14, 2015 12:00 AM
Contributors: National Domestic Workers Alliance
The Good Work Code is a set of eight simple values that are the foundation of good work: Safety, Stability & Flexibility, Transparency, Shared Prosperity, A Livable Wage, Inclusion & Input, Support & Connection, and Growth & Development. These common sense principles can act as a northstar for companies searching for guidance in this emerging sector.

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The new economy is changing the way we all work. These days, employers can hire a house cleaner with the click of a button with little knowledge as to whether that worker has predictable hours, makes a living wage or is entitled to basic labor protections.

The rules of this new online economy are still being written. Now is the time for domestic workers to intervene in the conversation to ensure the online economy provides good work for all of us. Domestic workers — immigrant women and women of color — have been at the forefront of innovation, winning real victories and bringing human dignity to the most marginalized sectors of our economy.

It’s time for us to take our experience and our values online.

That’s why NDWA's excited to announce that twelve online companies have committed to supporting our Good Work Code!

The Good Work Code is a set of eight simple values that are the foundation of good work: Safety, Stability & Flexibility, Transparency, Shared Prosperity, A Livable Wage, Inclusion & Input, Support & Connection, and Growth & Development.

These common sense principles can act as a northstar for companies searching for guidance in this emerging sector.

Some of the biggest online marketplaces for domestic workers have already joined us including Care.com, Carelinx, and Managed by Q. Check out the full list of twelve supporting companies here.

Over the next several months we’ll be encouraging more companies to get on board with the Good Work Code. We’ll also be working with the companies that have already committed to put these values into practice.

The Good Work Code is just the beginning of the conversation. It’s up to us to keep organizing to ensure that work in the online economy is good work.

Source: National Domestic Workers Alliance

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