AGENCY TESTIMONY
Importance of the hotel industry and DCWP's regulatory role
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Commissioner Mayuga emphasizes the importance of the hotel industry to New York City's economy and outlines DCWP's role in regulating the industry.
- The hotel industry contributes $74 billion to the local economy
- DCWP enforces key protections for consumers and workers in hotels
- The department aims to help hotels build a culture of compliance with laws and rules
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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Now the wholesale industry, as many of you have said, is and always will be incredibly important toward the success of New York City, helping contribute $74,000,000,000 to a local economy.
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Serve millions of consumers and employ tens of thousands of workers.
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DCWP's role in this space is to enforce key protections for consumers and workers of hotels and to help hotels build a culture of compliance with our laws and rules.
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Most recently, we collaborated with the council on various proposals related to the hotel industry including those that provide job and income security for hotel workers and additional consumer protections for hotel guests.
