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Testimony by Viviana Pereira, Hotel Worker on the Safe Hotels Act

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Viviana Pereira, a hotel room attendant with 7 years of experience, testifies in support of the Safe Hotels Act. She emphasizes the importance of safety protections for hotel workers, particularly women and immigrants working in housekeeping departments.

Pereira highlights the benefits of union membership, including access to safety measures like panic buttons
She urges the council to pass the Safe Hotels Act to extend similar protections to all hotel workers in New York City
The testimony underscores the need for all women in the hotel industry to feel safe, respected, and unafraid while on the job

Viviana Pereira

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My name is Viviana Pareda, and I'm Horton working in New York City.

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I have worked as a room attendant for 7 years.

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The housekeeping department of hotel, art made up of many women and who had working immigrant like myself.

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And we often were alone on the hotel floor.

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I am a union member, so I'm fortunate to feel safe at my work because I have basic safety protections like a panic bottom.

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But I know that many housekeeper in New York City don't have these protections.

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I want all women in the hotel industry to feel safe, respected, I'm on freight when they are on the job.

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Please Do not let women down.

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Please vote yes.

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Please pass the safe hotel, act to protect worker like me.

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Thank you.

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