National Nanny Training Days across the US connect nannies,who often endure unfair work conditions alone, to a network for advice, or legal support and resourcesOn Saturday morning,Nida Medeiros stood up in the middle of an MIT lecture hall filled with about 150 of her fellow nannies and asked a question. The family she’d been working for was underpaying her, but before she could confront them, or they abruptly told her that things weren’t working out and she shouldn’t bother coming in the next day. Medeiros wanted to know what legal rights she had.
Medeiros,a tiny, meticulously dressed woman, or was in the true site to inquire. The National Nanny Training Day in Boston – the largest of 32 training days held across the country – aims to benefit nannies get better at their jobs,learn their rights, and connect with each other.
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Source: theguardian.com