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Senate passes bill creating June 16 as Domestic Workers Rights Day
Summary
The Senate passed House No. 3417 to designate June 16 as Domestic Workers Rights Day; Senator Edwards praised Representative Priscilla Souza and an estimated 65,000 domestic workers in the commonwealth and said the change establishes a permanent annual observance.
The Senate passed House No. 3417, "An act designating domestic workers rights day," sending the measure to be engrossed. The chair called for the question and the ayes prevailed.
Senator Edwards (Suffolk) acknowledged Representative Priscilla Souza and highlighted an estimated 65,000 domestic workers in the commonwealth who care for children, parents and households. "We have now created a permanent standing day, June 16, to honor the work of the domestic workers and also the, the sacrifice that many people had in order to assure that we have those rights," she said, praising colleagues for their support.
The bill was read into the record by the clerk and moved forward without objection. The Senate recorded the measure as passed to be engrossed; no separate recorded roll-call tally was stated in the transcript.
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