Adhikaar in the News

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Movement Capacity Building team convenes a number of grassroots immigrations advocacy groups at Airlie in Warrenton, VA on Wednesday July 10, 2019.

Nail salon workers face unhealthy conditions, wage theft and unstable hours. Some are speaking up

June 17, 2022 Cornell’s ILR Worker Institute recently published a study called “Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State.” In the report, researchers highlighted the unhealthy conditions found in most nail salons, along with other inequities.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs highlighted our Nail Salon Fellow Sabita Lama

Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks | NBC News

June 17, 2022 In a first for the industry, nail technicians are fighting for the creation of a new council to set healthier wage and labor standards on the state level.

The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs highlighted our Nail Salon Fellow Sabita Lama

Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks | NBC News

June 17, 2022 In a first for the industry, nail technicians are fighting for the creation of a new council to set healthier wage and labor standards on the state level.

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The NY Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Applauds Significant New York State Ventilation Regulations

July 24, 2016

The NY Healthy Nail Salons Coalition applauds the leadership of Governor Cuomo and the Departments of State and Health for this ventilation regulation, an essential public health measure which will protect all those […]

New York Times: Nepali Women in Queens Challenge Tradition, Taking Lead With Quake Aid

September 5, 2015

“We have kept Adhikaar’s leadership, especially at the board level, all women because it is our way of addressing the patriarchy,” Ms. Ranjit, the group’s executive director, said in her office in Jackson […]

New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition Praises Nail Salon Trainee Registration and Wage Bond Requirement for Salon Owners

August 13, 2015

Coalition Members Raise Concerns About Salon Owners Who Skirt Regulations by Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors New York, NY— The New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition welcomed Governor Cuomo’s announcement regarding enforcement of […]

Adhikaar Releases Groundbreaking Survey of Nail Salon Workers, Highlighting Challenges in Labor, Health, and Safety to be Addressed by the Governor’s Plan

May 20, 2015

N.Y. State and City Nail Salon Measures to be Guided by Workers’ Participatory, On-the-Ground Research FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2015 New York, NY — On Wednesday, May 20, Adhikaar for Human Rights and […]