Day Laborers
Another important site of struggle for Mexican and Latino migrant workers has been in the day labor movement. This sector has become increasingly important to contractors and most non-unionized construction sites in New York because “day laborers can be hired on a temporary basis and paid in cash and below safety rates, while employers fo…
Battle to Make Car Wash Industry More Fair for Workers
The caswasheros are Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan workers who face some of the most exploitative conditions in the city. Non-unionized cashwasheros were expected to work at least 50 hours a week for as little as $5.50 an hour. They are “regularly exposed to dangerous chemicals and are expected to work in extreme temperatures” (Gonzalez, 24).…
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