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Levantando Nuestras Voces/Lifting Our Voices: Leadership Development Manual Vol. 2 (Spanish)

PDF Book Cover IconNDLON leadership development training curriculum, based on popular education principles, for social change (in Spanish).

Leadership development, as practiced in NDLON, is a collective teaching and learning process that allows one to learn while transforming their reality. Based on this philosophy, changing the social structures that perpetuate violence, abuse, exploitation and repression of day laborers requires the active participation of the day laborer. Download PDF (60.3 mb; password protected; contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for access).

 
Research Studies on Day Laborers
Compiled by:
The University of Maryland Labor Law Clinic
(Kijune Kim and Eddie Taylor)

While day laborers have been a significant factor in the American economy for a long time, economists, politicians, and the academic community have largely ignored their impact. Recently however, a few reports and studies have been published about the plight of day laborers. The following synopses represent a comprehensive compilation of the most prominent research reports to date on day laborers. Download PDF
 
Drafting Day Labor Legislation: A Guide for Organizers and Advocates
While the majority of state and federal employment and labor laws apply to day laborers, the short term nature of the job and the multiple entities involved in the employment relationship call for legislative reforms addressing the specific needs of day laborers. This Guide provides policy advocates and day labor organizers with a step-by-step guide to drafting day labor legislation. Each step discusses important principles and the specific elements to advocate for in protective day labor legislation. The Guide provides organizers and advocates with model language to propose to policy makers for each of the elements. The appendix offers a chart surveying existing state laws protecting day laborers and regulating day labor agencies. Download PDF
 
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