National Union of Domestic Employees
National Union of Domestic Employees | |
Headquarters | Arima, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Location | |
Members | Approx 300 |
Key people | Ida Le Blanc, General Secretary |
Affiliations | NATUC |
The National Union of Domestic Employees is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago.
In 1974, Clotil Walcott, along with James Lynch, Salisha Ali and others, established the National Union of Domestic Employees (NUDE) as a section of the (USSR). The bulletin announcing its formation stated: "Calling all persons serving in the capacity of cooks, kitchen helpers, maids, butlers, seamstresses, laundresses, barmen, babysitters, chauffeurs, messengers, yardmen and household assistants"[1] heralding the union's concern with low income workers more generally in addition to domestic workers.
Apart from its normal trade union activities, it concentrates on campaigning for the rights of women workers and has long argued for the to be amended to cover domestic workers.
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References[]
- ^ Clotil Walcott 1925-2007 - A Tribute - By Dr. Rhoda Reddock Archived 2008-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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- Trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago
- Domestic workers' unions
- Trade unions established in 1974
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