Employers are held responsible for the well-being of their foreign domestic workers, including the provision of adequate rest.

Prescribing minimum employment terms and conditions will inevitably lead to rigidities and inconvenience for many households.

Some households have elderly or infirm members with special needs who require constant attention and may find it difficult to release the domestic worker for a prescribed period every week.

We need a place where workers can rest and get a hot meal and take a shower. Our goal is to provide a safe place for our workers to spend the night. And it will reduce traffic if they don't have to commute.

There is enough competition for (these) workers that they are receiving a 15 percent premium over the rest of the nation.

Migrant workers are central to the economy in Florida and the rest of the country. We are the ones who pick the vegetables, clean the hotel rooms and work in the restaurants. If we stop for one day, everybody, including President Bush, will notice.