Byline: Chester Goolrick, Paul Lieberman, Charlene Smith-Williams; 1979-12-04; Atlanta Constitution; pages A1
Report: "The Underpaid and Under-Protected" - Chester Goolrick and Paul Lieberman - Atlanta Constitution
Tags: georgia, low wage-earners, worked as maid
"No one expects a maid to earn much money. Traditionally, the domestic -- performing menial household chores which most women do for free on a daily basis in their own homes -- has been in the lowest category of wage earner."Today, thousands of women are paid below the federal minimum wage standard -- sometimes legally, sometimes illegally -- to clean rooms in motels and hotels across America. The motel maids comprise one of the nation's largest, and most visible groups of underpaid workers."
Description:A look at the lives of underpaid motel maids in Georgia. Charlene Smith-Williams worked as a motel maid for the investigation.
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