The coronavirus triggered 'sudden and devastating unemployment' among nannies, most of whom are women of color and their families' primary wage earners

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• The pandemic has taken a toll on nannies, many of whom have described being furloughed, laid off without pay, or forced to choose between their jobs and health.
• This demographic, which is largely made up of women of color, "experienced sudden and devastating unemployment and underemployment," said Haeyoung Yoon of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
• Undocumented nannies are at risk because they're paid off the books and aren't eligible for unemployment benefits.
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Michelle Brown believes she got lucky.

She's been a nanny with the same family for over six years. They live walking distance from her Upper East Side home, attended her wedding, and treat her like she's part of the family.

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