PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Chandra Singh, Member of Hotel and Gaming Trades Council
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Chandra Singh, a member of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, testified in support of the Safe Hotels Act. She shared her personal experience as a long-time hotel worker and immigrant, emphasizing the importance of job safety and protection for hotel workers.
- Singh has worked at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for 21 years and credits her job for allowing her to raise her family and achieve her American dream.
- She urged the passage of the Safe Hotels Act to protect working people in New York City, particularly immigrant hotel workers.
- Singh emphasized that all hotel workers deserve to feel safe on their job and should have basic safety protections.
Chandra Singh
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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My name is Chandra Singh, and I'm a proud member of the hotel and gave in trade council.
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I have worked at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for the past 21 years.
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I am originally from Trinidad and moved to New York 3 decades ago.
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My hotel job has allowed me to raise my 2 daughters, care for my family, and fulfill my American dream.
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I want the same for other immigrant hotel workers, whom like myself, came to the city in search of the American dream.
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All hotel workers deserve to feel safe on their job and should have basic safety protection.
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Please, please, passed the safe hotel app to protect working people in New York City.
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Thank you.
