The City`s Role in Private Sector Job Quality

The prevalence of poor job quality in the private sector highlights the need for stronger protections and enforcement. Cities should enact local worker protection laws, establish labor enforcement agencies, and create industry standards boards to ensure fair wages, safe conditions, and equitable treatment. These reforms, combined with support for collective bargaining and collaboration with educational institutions and businesses, can reduce poverty, strengthen the workforce, and boost the local economy while promoting dignity and opportunity for all workers.