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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WHAT DO WE HEAR FROM AU PAIRS?

We frequently hear from current and former au pairs. While we know that many au pairs have very positive experiences, we often hear from au pairs who are exploited,  do not receive the protections to which they are entitled under program rules or the law, and do not get the support they need from their sponsor agencies. To learn more about common grievances we hear from au pairs and more about our structural critique of the program, please check out a report to which we contributed: Shortchanged: the Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program, put out by the International Human Rights Law Clinic and other national organizations.  Below is a sample of complaints that we hear from au pairs in their workplaces (the homes of their host families):

Sexual assault and harassment
Being expected to work more than 45 hours per week
Being asked to do non-child care work, for example house cleaning
Not being given sufficient food, being mocked when cooking meals from their home country, being left at home without food when the host family goes out to eat, etc.
Not being allowed to share kitchen space when host families are cooking
Taking care of children beyond their host family’s children
Being subjected to sexist and racist comments 
Being abandoned by host parents to care for children for over multiple days
Being given a walk-in closet as a bedroom and lacking basic privacy in their rooms.
Not being supported in taking classes, going to church, etc.[/quote]

I’d love to hear about another (relevant) source, preferably one that isn’t biased.[/quote]

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