Jobs and Labor

In California, a Mexican-American teen goes to work when ICE raids threaten her family.

Civil rights icon, Dolores Huerta talks about her life's work and her ongoing activism.

As the landscape of work shifts, do people need a drastic rethinking of social safety nets?

In the early 1900s, Los Angeles’ temperate climate and natural attractions drew droves of tourists seeking an escape from crowded, industrial cities. But behind the pristine curtain of Mt. Lowe’s tourism industry was a harsh reality of labor exploitation that continues to disproportionately affect Los Angeles’ Latinx population today.

Many women immigrants are often forced into informal jobs that take advantage of their precarious situation, yet their contributions often go unrecognized and their labor is exploited and undervalued.

There is a tranquility that radiates throughout the city after-hours that can be both beautiful and lonely. Places that are normally bustling with people stand uninhabited, creating a surreal landscape that most never see.

Katheryn’s job is to help the world’s packages get to their destinations on time as a night supervisor for the UPS processing center at the Ontario airport.

Since he was born, Carlos has worked with his family at their wholesale fruit shop in the 7th Street Market downtown.