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Workers' Bill of Rights and DCWP's outreach initiatives
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Commissioner Mayuga discusses the reintroduction of the Workers' Bill of Rights booklet and the agency's extensive outreach efforts to educate workers about their rights.
- Updated version of the Workers' Bill of Rights booklet provides overview of city, state, and federal workplace laws
- Conducted nearly 300 outreach events, reaching about 33,000 New Yorkers last year
- Organized a day of action, distributing materials to more than 10,000 New Yorkers at major commuter terminals across the five boroughs
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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Lastly, we always spare our enforcement work with education.
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To that end, we hit the ground running last year after bringing back an updated version of our popular Workers' Bill of Rights booklet.
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This small booklet is a huge resource for workers, providing them with an overview of integral city, state, and federal workplace laws, as well as the agency to contact should anyone experience a violation of these laws.
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To increase knowledge of this and our agency's other resources, our team worked to meet New Yorkers where they are, conducting nearly 300 outreach events for workers reaching about 33,000 New Yorkers last year.
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This includes our day of action where my team and I visited major commuter terminals across the five boroughs to pass out materials to more than 10,000 New Yorkers in one day.