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Until the firm collapsed early this year, it was an agent for the exploitation of laborers who were often underpaid and working in unsafe conditions, all while shielding brands from direct responsibility.

Other analyses point to the nature of compensation, differentiating middle-class salary earners who receive regular paychecks from working-class laborers who are paid by the hour and may experience long stretches of unemployment.

Roman Perea, 62, a day laborer who lives in the desert town of California City, waits for work opportunities at a local Home Depot each morning.

These operations provide tens of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, truck drivers and other laborers who help move this cargo.

Raids are also a limited enforcement tool, because they mostly lead to the arrest of laborers — not owners.