Mark- I had a number of off-list responses about the 'dayworkers' in the neighborhood. I thought I would respond to your message publicly and try to answer all of them.
My understanding, or use, of the term refers to an informal network of workers who make themselves available for hire by congregating at certain street corners. Local employers in need of temporary manual laborers come to these corners and hire the workers on a day by day basis. The workers are most often undocumented male immigrants. I had heard that a day laborer corner had developed in the neighborhood. I was discussing this with someone from a local social service agency who expressed interest in researching its development in West Philadelphia. We were curious where it was, and now I know. Thanks, Bruce P.S. I have skimmed the web to find some other resources for anyone interested in the topic. ============== Day labor, the practice of searching for work in open-air, informal markets such as street corners or in formal temp agencies, has become an increasingly visible and important means of securing employment for a broad segment of immigrant, primarily male, displaced workers. http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.100044?cookieSet=1 Also look at: http://www.neoch.org/challengingtemp.htm http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.24.97/religiousleft-9752.html In a message dated 4/12/2004 4:12:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What is a dayworker? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Apr 12, 2004 10:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Dayworkers > > Does anyone know if there is a corner where dayworkers > gather in West Philly? ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
