laborers
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Daniel Barbou, an 84-year-old grape picker, joined a small army of laborers in the scramble to harvest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
From the fourth century to the 14th—when sea travel gradually replaced overland caravans—merchants, laborers, religious leaders, and government officials from across Eurasia convened there to exchange goods and culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Day laborers were largely split on a potential boycott.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
A boycott could harm day laborers who rely on customers to hire them for manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
There was no longer a supply of foreign laborers to mold steel, unload lumber ships, or slaughter cattle.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
