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Human
Rights Are At Stake.
Paying poverty
wages to early care and education professionals goes against
the core values of respect, dignity and sanctity of human
life.
These are human rights values
and should be at the forefront of social and
political policy. The
denial
of human rights, including economic human rights, is an
affront to the dignity of all persons. That's why it's
time for child care workers, parents and all others to
demand worthy wages now!
The UN's
Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes
the following economic human rights, all of which are
violated
by the current state of child care and early education
in the United States:
- Wages that
are worthy of human dignity
- The right
to equal pay for equal work
- The right
to freedom from poverty, including rights to food, clothing,
housing and medical care
- Free education
The human rights of teachers and other child care professionals
are violated when child care workers are paid poverty wages.
This is especially troubling since most child care workers
in
the
United States
are women and are persons of color. It's time for worthy wages
for child care workers.
The human rights of children and families are violated when
the lack of public support for quality child care results in
high turnover, little opportunity for professional development
and tough working conditions. It's time for public support
of the child care profession.
The human rights of children and families are also violated
when low and middle income families cannot afford quality
child care. It's time for universal child care for all.
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