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    PUBLIC TESTIMONY
            Testimony by Sabrina Dizamo, Hotel Worker, on the Safe Hotel Act
5:02:13
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Sabrina Dizamo, a hotel worker in New York City for 34 years, testified in support of the Safe Hotel Act. She shared her personal story of immigrating from Trinidad and achieving a middle-class life through her work as a room attendant.
- Emphasized the dignity of hotel work and its potential to provide a path to the American dream
- Highlighted her ability to send her children to college and buy two houses through her career
- Urged the council to vote yes on the Safe Hotel Act
                                
                                    Sabrina Dizamo
                                
                            
                            
                                            
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                                        Thank you.
                                    
                                            
                                            5:02:15
                                        
                                        Good afternoon.
                                    
                                            
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                                        My name is Judith Simangal.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I am a hotel worker in New York City.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I moved to this city from Trinidad 37 years ago in search of a better life.
                                    
                                            
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                                        And I have worked as a room attendant for 34 years.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I am proud of my job.
                                    
                                            
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                                        It has afforded me a middle class life.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I was able to send my children to college and buy 2 houses.
                                    
                                            
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                                        I believe every hardworking man or woman and immigrant every hotel worker deserve to live with dignity and to pursue their own American dream.
                                    
                                            
                                            5:03:06
                                        
                                        New York needs the Safe Hotel Act Please vote.
                                    
                                            
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                                        Yes.
                                    