1. Colby, Joe, Andrew, Ana, Ellen Seminar A The Centreville Immigration and Day Laborer Community

2. How many of you have seen workers by stores?

3. Our Goal Our RING’s goal is to conduct research about the day laborers in Centreville We did so through answering specific questions regarding the Centreville Immigration Forum and it’s effect upon the community How do the day laborers interact with one another, with their community, and the Centreville Immigration Forum? What are the day laborers’ needs in the development of a worker’s center? *Day Laborers – Immigrants who decide to work on a for hire basis, i.e. migrant workers

4. Community Partners “The Centreville Immigration Forum is a Group of Neighbors Working Together to Enhance the Quality of Life for Immigrants in the Centreville Community” The organization was founded in late 2007 Working to currently build work center estimated at $30,000 Provides lasting connections for immigrants and day laborers. Even offers an English as a Second Language class CIF: Alice Foltz, Connie Rojas, Al Fuertes

5. Literature Review We came up with the following categories: Immigration Settlement, Working Conditions, Impact on Families, Worker Centers, Politics of Immigration and Undocumented Immigrants/Immigration We clarified common misconceptions and helped build a strong background before going out to the field for field study Precautions before arriving to the field were discussed such as the language barrier

6. Awesome Fun Activity Time!

7. Misconceptions of Day Laborers Due to misconceptions and stereotypes, many people do not view day laborers workers as equals Sadly, they are mistreated on a day-to-day basis Employers end up paying them less than minimum wage for laborious jobs Our job is to find ways to help improve their quality of job and life in whatever way we possibly can

8. Qualitative Observational Research (Day Laborers and Community) Focus Groups – asked questions to community leaders and day laborers Interviews Quantitative Survey Group How We Conducted Research

9. Observational Research (Day Laborers) Workers stood in groups of 3-5 Mostly Hispanic 18 or older Very casual dress for workers Some laborers arrived via means of their own transportation including cars or bikes

10. Main Intersection by Centreville Library and Giant Foods

11. Residential Area Looking Towards Centreville Library on LEft

12. Observational Research (Community) The community barely interacted with migrant workers A few times, people walking on the sidewalk past day laborers would instead move to the opposite sidewalk as to not be around them A few people driving glanced over, but never stopped

13. Focus Groups Two Focus Groups of Day Laborers One Group of Community Members

14. Focus Groups contd.

15. Survey Group Laborers are from Guatemala with families to support financially Programs most beneficial during their stay in the U.S. worker center, ESL, and health assistance They would want financial planning, health checks, continued ESL and job training Some being that the worker center is of utmost importance, with 9 of the 9 surveys saying that it need to be built While most felt that on average that they had been paid what they were promised, they did not feel respected or cared for by their employers

16. These are programs that the workers voted on that they would want to have. Not necessarily through the Worker Center, just things they would like. Beneficial Programs

17. This question was rephrased to include the worker center, what do they want to have out of the worker center. What the Day laborers Want

18. Shows where the workers were born, where they came from. Country of Origin

19. How long they have been working in America. Time in America

20. On a scale of 1 to 5, express your experience with workers. Experience with Workers

21. Interviews Used consent forms Interviewed 6 day laborers Shared themes: Support for the center “I cannot be taken advantage of if there is a center. I think that it is very important, and beneficial” – Roberto “The center will give workers a bathroom, water, and heat.” – Luis Struggle with English: Workers appreciated the ESL lessons at the library but they did not incorporate vocabulary necessary for daily life “I learned English while I went to school in Guatemala, however it is different speaking it fluently here. I learn English now by asking for help from others around me.” - Roberto

22. Recommendations More ESL classes are needed, with expanded vocabulary practice for workers. Workers need specific information about how and when the Center will be developed. CIF could do more in telling the story of these workers so that the community understands their needs and challenges. CIF could work to educate prospective employers about the need to treat workers with respect and dignity.

23. Questions??? Thank you for listening.