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They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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Key to that endeavor are the mostly undocumented day laborers who often do the physically taxing and dangerous work of clearing the rubble after a natural disaster recedes.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Past fire disasters in the region hint at the challenges to come for day laborers and short-term hires who do physical work like construction or landscaping.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This Is About Humanity has launched a fund supporting front and second-line migrant farm workers, day laborers, and other essential workers and their families severely impacted by the recent fires in Los Angeles.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Down below, day laborers are busy digging into chorizos, morcillas, and flank steaks grilled right at the construction site, and the scent signals that the weekend is near.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Past fire disasters in the region hint at the challenges to come for day laborers and short-term hires who do physical work like construction or landscaping.
—Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This Is About Humanity has launched a fund supporting front and second-line migrant farm workers, day laborers, and other essential workers and their families severely impacted by the recent fires in Los Angeles.
—Taylor Mims, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Down below, day laborers are busy digging into chorizos, morcillas, and flank steaks grilled right at the construction site, and the scent signals that the weekend is near.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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