Domestic workers are scrambling for work in the age of coronavirus.
she lost all three of her jobs: cleaning two families’ houses“I’m a trustworthy person, who goes to clean and leaves,” she said of the families. “I have known them for years, but unfortunately, because of all this, they made the decision that they want me out of their house.”Toriz’s children, with whom she lives, also lost their jobs due to the virus, and now money is tight:
On a recent day, the family packed into the car to buy bread, bologna, milk and eggs. “Only the cheapest things possible,” Ms. Toriz said. “We’re not spending anything extra. We can’t.”period, and those who are earning less during lockdownseventually tighten their belts, which will probably hurt household help down the line.
watch their own children and clean their own homes like everybody else—it seems like the least they can do is continue to shell out the wages they were going pay anyway, particularly when they’re the ones mandating their employees stay home.
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