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ckaihatsu
1st April 2017, 15:55
What price do domestic workers pay for the American Dream?


National Domestic Workers Alliance


Dear Chris,

What does it mean to be free and what are fair working conditions? American Crime’s (ABC) third season attempts to tackle this question by exposing exploitation, forced labor and human trafficking in the United States. Our Beyond Survival campaign focuses on amplifying the voices of trafficked domestic workers, so it’s exciting to see American Crime lift this issue up to its millions of viewers.

That’s why we are thrilled to be working with ABC and actress Mickaëlle X. Bizet to continue bringing national attention to labor trafficking, and to support the leadership and voices of domestic workers and survivors.

Tune in to American Crime this Sunday, April 2nd at 10 pm on ABC (or watch online the day after episode airs at abc.com (http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/5AA/ni0YAA/t.263/akLMH7SuScireqoK_Q5cIA/h1/W-2BKVxI3hWcrxrrUrnA1tb2aCEArGYcBH8jhR7jgeCFJE9cRTmm-2FEBGFjJCvcWklPmf3Hgl-2F7KtwbZqdw1-2Fitbu-2F9UPvP-2BwIggPqetAmmRaszVDCYXEdWCiL32hy-2FNzmc4wjyxUnTlMoVnabezx5S-2F5-2FN1gJxYGTIb-2BYIULmaC6tyY8UImGG02XtdU3mr-2BrWvgJT-2BkFl306NpjgrHEsRxzPiANiIryKn-2BTkQaIg4CoJAdqPtluj2jSZ-2FFNo41EpLHqDDjb6KvEwwDZYYU26R7RQZ6OkT2VyUZSMhTwCJ 3ASmELE-2FPgI1XjNDZhPUYeQc5SizwZekox3oj-2Fa1ZujWRocpLqo9SUONMurXpfzFAMVVMD9AXiEh7f1PD55bJl gYV)) to see Mickaëlle’s portrayal of Gabrielle, a Haitian immigrant woman working as a nanny for the Coates family. Over the course of several episodes, Gabrielle will learn that her employment comes with a steep price.

Mickaëlle recorded a special video introduction for us, check it out below:

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Domestic workers face unique vulnerabilities when it comes to human trafficking. In 2016, domestic work represented the largest sector of all reported labor trafficking cases in the US. Earlier this month, we released our new report, The Human Trafficking of Domestic Workers in the United States: Findings from the Beyond Survival Campaign (http://click.actionnetwork.org/mpss/c/5AA/ni0YAA/t.263/akLMH7SuScireqoK_Q5cIA/h3/hir7O2sEWVGhVL4e6IIzRBO4MT4zlAXPTTNvZ7M4hU2F1zn8Z1 fCqSRmpXjLwwZMZuNDsA8OutN7U9Ovs5L8aesMv-2BuKbVf1Wy65-2BB9dhkMq7LN-2BKOHo9sNesrd8ZN8IGbMpEMnma-2BqHuUySqDLItsARMZGulU3WUjKaXQnJePaHvO9GMO537OkkWX Zkc9VZ-2BMBWs97TzrVHe4bTMMMSjrRjJwG20ysoG5ai70ZsY7XTfLK6l 1ZV8v1hSlRkhD9mRKKptKxH-2BwV6rf107kuOodyNkCgbSR-2Bl2DLcuG7foY-2Bn-2FQgmF07QMSNcJJlLcV-2F2hOT8uUgyYr8wlMwm7eBVGYpWMXOiOfFOhVM8k2ouQj9LchR uJOzIeai22Z4J3TmAET5RXH-2FIWIuoSnH6i73gZCkPTmXQJgCIUmnMcaKt8GolW-2BdYpoPElyH29jWoo5Dr), with recommendations of practices and policies to help end all forms of trafficking.

We hope you will watch and join the conversation online using #BeyondSurvival and #AmericanCrime. Together we can continue to bring national attention to labor exploitation and human trafficking.

-Sameera Hafiz, Beyond Survival Campaign Director

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ckaihatsu
2nd May 2017, 15:00
Gabrielle is real


National Domestic Workers Alliance


Dear Chris Kaihatsu,

ABC's American Crime, Season 3, features the story of Gabrielle Durand (Mickaëlle X. Bizet), a Haitian woman who is brought to the U.S. to work as a nanny for the Coates family (Lily Taylor, Timothy Hutton). We find her — like so many newly arrived immigrants — optimistic and ready to work hard to achieve the American Dream. But she quickly discovers her new reality is closer to a nightmare. Gabrielle's story of labor trafficking and abuse is all-too common for domestic workers.

This May Day, we are sharing a heartfelt message from Mickaëlle on her experience playing Gabrielle.

Actress Mickaëlle X. Bizet was born in Martinique and grew up in Paris. Before her acting career took off, she came to the U.S. as an au pair. She then graduated from UMass Boston, Summa Cum Laude, with a degree in Secondary Education, taught in schools in Los Angeles and Boston, and was a care companion of a young autistic woman.

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My character on American Crime, Gabrielle, is similar to so many people I know.

Gabrielle is real.

Just the other day I showed my friend, who is a domestic worker, a scene from the show where Gabrielle’s employer is yelling at her. Gabrielle is on the verge of tears, shocked she is being treated this way. After the video finished playing, my friend put her hand on her heart and said, “Oh my God, that is me. I feel like her inside."

Many people have reached out to me to share how Gabrielle has moved them. After a particularly emotional public screening, a woman came up to me to thank me and American Crime for giving a voice to domestic workers who are being trafficked and abused. We cried together.

I used to be a domestic worker. I came to America to be an au pair for a family in Boston. They treated me like their daughter right away. I know that it is possible for domestic workers to be treated with dignity and fairness. That is why it hurts so much knowing that so many women go through this sort of abuse.

If it weren't for American Crime and playing Gabrielle, I would have never known about the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Beyond Survival campaign. I would have never had this resource to offer to my friends. I’m thankful that NDWA exists. Domestic workers need a voice. Survivors need to be heard.

-Mickaëlle X. Bizet

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