The report’s findings reveal that the day-labor market is rife with violations of workers’ rights. Day laborers are regularly denied payment for their work, many are subjected to demonstrably hazardous job sites, and most endure insults and abuses by employers. The vast majority of laborers are immigrants and Latino, 28 percent are U.S. citizens, 75 percent are undocumented, and almost two-thirds of the workers have children. The authors assert that the growth of day-labor hiring sites combined with rising levels of workers’ rights violations is a national trend that warrants attention from policymakers at all levels of government. Policy recommendations include ways to support worker centers, improve enforcement of labor and employment laws, expand workforce development opportunities, and enact realistic immigration reform.
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