An estimated 40,000 day laborers in California are looking for work every day in parking lots, on street corners, and at hiring centers. Many are feeling the economic effects of COVID-19. They can’t find work or face reduced hours. A majority of day laborers lack legal residency status in the U.S., which means the social safety net is out of their reach.
Day laborers search for work amid COVID-19
Day laborers crowd around activists who distribute masks, hand sanitizer and literature about COVID-19 at a Home Depot in Alhambra. Photo by Benjamin Gottlieb.
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