Fighting for the rights of domestic workers
Channel: UN Human Rights
Date: 2021-03-02

Maria de Luz Padua is the Secretary General of the Union of Domestic Workers in Mexico. Representing some 2.4 million domestic staff, her voice and leadership is critical in fighting for better rights and conditions including formalised contracts, social security, mandatory holiday pay, and the right to organise unions. ​Ahead of International Women's Day 2021, we are celebrating the achievements of women leaders and sharing their demands for a better post COVID-19 world. See their stories here.