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The president of the Association participates today in the signing ceremony of the New York State Governor for the law providing protection for employees and workers in small shops, and thanks the governor for her efforts in adopting this law.

⬅ Association Ma’onah for Human Rights and Immigration / New York.

Lawyer Mohammed Alaw, President of the Association, participated in the ceremony held today by the Governor of New York, Ms. Kathy Hochul, in the College of Law building in New York City, in the presence of the President of the Yemeni community, Ali Al-Saidi, and a large number of officials and members of the Yemeni American community in the city, to sign the law to protect small shop workers.

During his meeting with the state governor during the signing ceremony, the president of the association said: He thanks Governor Hochul for signing this important law, which will contribute practically to supporting efforts to combat widespread small retail store theft and ensure the protection of workers and employees of retail stores and the communities they serve by adopting strong government policies to protect them. In the approved budget, and on this occasion, we extend our sincere thanks to the Lady Governor of the state, her government, and all the legislators and interested parties who contributed to passing the budget and approving this law.

It is worth noting that during the last period, the Association and the Yemeni community in New York monitored and documented a number of crimes of theft and looting of small retail stores, which were accompanied by crimes of assault on workers, some of which amounted to murder, looting, and mutilation of organs (and most of the victims were members of the Yemeni community spread in small stores in the state. Not only that, but the association documented a number of criminal crimes that occurred in local supermarkets and small stores in the state, and all of these efforts resulted in providing the legislative protection contained in this law.

The Association is proud that it was one of the first non-governmental organizations in creating human rights advocacy campaigns on these issues and in partnership with the leadership of the Yemeni community in New York and a number of associations and communities. Indeed, the Association implemented on a voluntary basis with the Yemeni community this issue awareness campaigns, programmes, suggestions and joint activities with practical steps to support business. commercial, achieving community safety, protecting workers in retail stores, and reducing crimes. In addition, the issuance of this law reflects the response of the state government’s leadership to the human rights advocacy campaigns in this issue, and today we feel confident that our proposals have been taken into account at the heart of the declaration of the Lady Governor of New York and will have "A significant impact on protecting the lives of employees and small businesses across New York City and the state."

At the celebration, the head of the Yemeni community in New York, Ali Al-Saidi, and the president of the association, thanked the lady governor of the state for her tangible efforts in achieving public safety in the state, and assured her that they are waiting for her to support the awareness and education projects that they will prepare in the future to implement this law and in partnership with the state government and all those interested in it. In the best way and to achieve the best interests of all.

The association said in the statement: This new law, included in the state budget and through this comprehensive legislative approach, will place more powers in the hands of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and business owners - targeting every area of vulnerability to protect workers in shops.
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