Domestic Workers' Lines

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You have kind of upended the traditional way that we think about unions, which is that there's an inherent kind of combativeness between union and employer. At the end of the day, you're going to work in somebody's home and these people are just people who need care. You know, it's not like some entity, a corporate entity that has, you know, we're not negotiating with Amazon here. We're negotiating with Chris who needs care and support for his loved one. And it's a different context.

Activist, and MacArthur Genius, Ai-jen Poo believes that caring for others is one of the fundamental acts that make us human. But from nannies to elder-care workers, house cleaners to living assistants, single parents and beyond, globally, caretakers do not earn fair wages or recognition for their essential, life-giving labor. The President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen explains how society undervalues domestic work, and provides a framework on how we can start a conversation about the future of care for our loved ones – and ourselves. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts