RESEARCH BASED SOLUTIONS

PRACTICAL APPLICATION
AND EXPERIENCE

The Day Labor Research Institute

Background & Biography

The Day Laborer Research Institute began as a graduate student research project at UCLA to examine why large numbers of day laborers refused to participate in day laborer programs.  Until this research, information on day laborers that local government, police departments, and non-profit organizations used to design programs and shape policy was largely anecdotal.

We are police officers experienced in day labor and community policing solutions, Latino and Latin American Indian day laborers who are activists and organizers, researchers and organizers with strong union backgrounds and years of experience with undocumented workers, and, and lawyers experienced with day labor law and day laborer rights.


References

Our references, available upon request, attest to our experience and expertise. 


Services

• Organizing day laborers to ameliorate problems in their current location
• Successfully relocating groups of day laborers and day labor centers
• Feasibility studies and geographically specific day labor studies
• Follow-up studies and evaluations.
• Day laborer-designed program development and implementation
• Successful marketing and outreach for day labor centers
• Self sufficiency for day laborer centers
• Training for police
• Advice on the issues of immigration status and taxes
• Evaluating and improving existing programs, audits, and problem solving
• Limiting liability for cities and counties
   

 
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