Wage Theft and Work Safety: Immigrant Day Labor Jobs and the Potential for Worker Rights Training at Worker Centers
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چکیده
Abstract Immigrant day laborers routinely experience exploitative behaviors as part of their employment. These perceive the exploitation they in context immigration histories and long-term goals for better working living conditions. Using mixed methods, over three data collection periods 2016, 2019 2020, we analyze work experiences immigrant Houston Austin, Texas. We report how workers evaluate precarious jobs respond to labor an informal market. also discuss from a worker rights training intervention conducted through city-sponsored center. potential centers be convening remediation space employers. Worker offer into wage theft safety violations by regulating hiring where meet
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of labor and society
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2667-3657', '2471-4607']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24714607-bja10066