day labor
Americannoun
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workers hired on a daily basis only, especially unskilled labor.
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work done by a day laborer.
Etymology
Origin of day labor
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California has been a leader in calling for a boycott against Home Depot, which has not taken a public stance against repeated raids at the day labor centers that the organization runs at the stores.
From Los Angeles Times
A coalition of elected officials, unions and workers’ rights groups mobilized Friday to defend a day labor center in Cypress Park as word spread that Home Depot was seeking to evict it, a claim the home improvement store denies.
From Los Angeles Times
They held signs that read “Protect our workers” and “Defend day labor centers! Boycott Home Depot.”
From Los Angeles Times
Ortiz said any effort to evict the day labor center from the site would conflict with a 2008 Los Angeles city ordinance that requires Home Depot stores to have such facilities to manage the workers they attract.
From Los Angeles Times
He said he has been coming to the day labor center since it started operating some 20 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times
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