manual labor
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Rice farmer Rodel Malinay has shifted to an “on-call” labor system, instead of having three to five laborers working daily, and does more manual labor himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
When he came to the U.S. from Costa Rica about 40 years ago, he did manual labor during wine harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
He added that “many” undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area “do not speak much English,” and work low-wage, manual labor jobs.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025
On the lower end of skills and pay, apparel employment shriveled as Southern California garment makers focused on fashion and small quantities, eliminating tens of thousands of manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
They also believed camp life fostered a sense of camaraderie among young people from all classes, since rich and poor alike lived side by side, performing the same manual labor and sharing rations.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
