Finding work and getting paid for it has been an unending struggle for the day laborers of Carrboro. And relief, whether in the form of policy or advocacy, is not on the immediate horizon.
Operating as a job-search resource, El Centro Latino, the Latino community’s chief advocate that closed in November, has been sorely missed by workers, policymakers and advocates alike.
Now, as the community awaits the delayed opening of El Centro Hispano, the Durham-based Latino center that was scheduled to open April 1, the conversation on how to assist day laborers has been stalled.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen began researching how to craft an ordinance to criminalize wage theft earlier this year. The board also has begun looking into the possibility of founding a day labor center.
But the lack of a Latino community advocate has seriously delayed the process, day laborers and government officials agree…..
http://www.dailytarheel.com/content/day-laborers-seek-stronger-advocate
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