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DCWP's outreach and education initiatives for workers' rights

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Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga elaborates on DCWP's outreach and education initiatives to inform workers about their rights and the agency's services. She emphasizes the importance of these efforts, especially in light of potential changes at the federal level.

DCWP conducted a day of action to promote their worker bill of rights, reaching 10,000 New Yorkers in one day
The agency focuses on direct interaction with workers, not just through documents and social media
Commissioner Mayuga personally engages in presentations about workers' rights and DCWP's work
DCWP maintains strong relationships with various groups working in employment-related areas to expand their reach

Vilda Vera Mayuga

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I think that part of making sure that we can do more for, continue to do more for workers, particularly in light of the realities with the federal government, to me it comes out to a lot of the outreach and education to make sure that individuals are aware.

1:18:18

I think New Yorkers oftentimes, you know, we're in government for a very long time and we know the differences, but I think for a lot of individuals, we're not aware government is government.

1:18:26

It doesn't matter what level it is that you're talking about.

1:18:29

So I will continue to stress those relationships and outreach that we do to educate a lot of workers.

1:18:34

Like last year, when we did our day of action promoting our worker bill of rights, I mean, were at different points throughout the city where we were able to distribute the information to 10,000 New Yorkers in just one day.

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So we are always going to wanna make sure that we're getting the word out and we get in front of people, not just, you know, not just the documents that we put out and press releases and announcements through social media, but also the interaction.

1:18:56

I very much enjoy giving presentations about the various rights and the work that we do so that people just see the live person that is behind the work that we're doing.

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