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• Day labor — is work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future. It is a form of contingent work. Contents 1 Types 2 In the USA 3 See also 4 Refere …   Wikipedia

• day laborer — noun a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages • Syn: ↑day labourer • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual laborer, ↑labourer, ↑jack * * * noun : one that works by the day or for daily wages especially as an unskilled laborer …   Useful english dictionary

• day labor — noun Etymology: Middle English dai labour 1. : labor performed as a daily task : labor done or paid for by the day 2. : laborers hired by the day usually used of persons without special training …   Useful english dictionary

• National Day Laborer Organizing Network — The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is an American organization dedicated to improving the lives of day laborers. It was founded in Northridge, California in July 2001 and is based in Los Angeles, California. NDLON functions in a… …   Wikipedia

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• Working day — Working Work ing, a & n. from {Work}. [1913 Webster] The word must cousin be to the working. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Working beam}. See {Beam}, n. 10. {Working class}, the class of people who are engaged in manual labor, or are dependent upon it …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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