Police have begun arresting day laborers in Woodside, Queens, for minor offenses. The practice marks a distinct change from the tolerant attitude authorities have shown in the past, according to ...

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (PIX11) — It’s a corporate policy that’s making an already difficult living situation all the more challenging, according to day laborers, who are directly affected by the change.

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 ...

Employee advocates sounded the alarm Tuesday that wage theft and intimidation against day laborers have increased in the past year as immigration enforcement operations expanded up. As day laborers ...

People march inside Home Depot during a protest event hosted by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network on Saturday in Monrovia. (Jonathan Alcorn / For The Times) Nearly one hundred people had ...

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