16 The Courier sun • JUNE 4, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com KIM HELPS USHER IN CONSUMER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR NAIL SALON INDUSTRY German for Children After School Program New York State Accredited Language Program Low Tuition Four convenient locations in the Greater New York area: Ridgewood, Queens (on Freshpond Rd.) Manhattan (NY), Franklin Square, Garden City. Minimum Age: 4 Years No Previous German Necessary Classes Meet Once a Week Playgroup Age 4-5 From 4:30-6:15 Kindergarten Age 5-6 Other Classes Ages 7-15 Classes Start Second Week in September For more information call: 212-787-7543 or see: www.German-American-School.org F R E E E L E C T RO N I C S R E C Y L I N G EVENTS A R E COMING TO QUEENS T H I S S P R I NG Avoid a fine: it’s now illegal to discard electronics in the regular trash! Event from10AM–4PM Rain or Shine Saturday, June 13 • EAST ELMHURST Jackson Heights Shopping Center Parking Lot, 77th Street b/w 30th and 31st Aves WE ACCEPT: Working and non-working computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, TVs, VCRs, CD/DVD players, phones, audio/visual equipment, video games, cell phones and PDAs For more information contact the Lower East Side Ecology Center at lesecologycenter.org or 212.477.4022 We would like to thank our sponsor: BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected] @AngelaMatua Assemblyman Ron Kim joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Manhattan on May 29 to launch a consumer awareness campaign to improve conditions in the nail salon industry. Kim, who represents parts of Flushing, Whitestone and Murray Hill, called for a more educational approach to reforming the industry and proposed a training program to ensure that workers receive minimum wage while learning about their rights. “I’m proud to join Governor Cuomo in this fight and that’s why I’m sponsoring important legislation to protect New York’s workers,” Kim said. “Together with the governor, the owners and advocates, we can transform the nail salon industry and protect the thousands of workers in our community so they can obtain the proper treatment they rightfully deserve.” The consumer awareness campaign proposes to teach consumers what to expect when they visit a nail salon. As part of the initiative, pocket cards listing the “Top Five Things to Ask When Entering Nail Salons” are being distributed statewide. The questions include “Are workers paid at least minimum wage and overtime?”; “Is appropriate protective equipment (respirator, mask, gloves, eye protection) provided to workers and used?”; “Is there adequate ventilation (no strong odors)?”; “Is the salon business license posted in plain view?”; and “Is the Nail Salon Workers’ Bill of Rights posted in plain view?” Kim joined public officials and owners of local nail salons earlier last month in Flushing to announce the “Healthy Nail Salon Network,” a series of proposals to create a safe working environment for nail salon workers. Among the proposals that Kim outlined that day, raising prices for manicures and creating a code of conduct for salons were among a few solutions he suggested. Several politicians including Mayor Bill de Blasio and Public Advocate Letitia James have taken steps to reform the industry on the state and city level after a New York Times article exposed the unfair wage and labor practices that plague New York City nail salons. “We are calling on New Yorkers to use their power as consumers to patronize nail salons who treat employees fairly, and boycott those unscrupulous businesses who profit by exploiting their workers,” Cuomo said. Photo courtesy of Office of Ron Kim Assemblyman Ron Kim joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo in launching a consumer awareness campaign to educate nail salon patrons.
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