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Alexander, a 19-year-old day laborer, stands at his usual spot in the Mission District in the early morning, keeping an eye out for employers who drive by. Photo by Mariana Garcia. When a truck pulls ...

After the January Eaton Fire, day laborers from the Pasadena Community Job Center joined other workers to organize cleaning brigades that cleared roads and sidewalks of fire debris and fallen tree ...

It’s about 6 a.m. and 32 degrees in Plano, and dozens of day laborers have already shown up ready to work. The men lock their cars and walk across the street under the moonlight to check in at the ...

Editor's Note: This story is a collaboration between The Charlotte Optimist and WFAE. He arrives around 8:30 a.m., 65 years old, eight months sober and wearing a T-shirt that reads, “NOPE: Not going ...

Mr. Han, a Chinese laborer, fractured his toe while working in Korea. What followed wasn't an apology from the employer but a yearlong legal battle for compensation for his injury. In April 2024, just ...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — Without legal authority to work in the United States, Luis’ options are limited. “I’ve looked for work, and usually they don’t hire you unless you have a work permit,” ...