Last month, the Los Angeles City Council declared May 3 "El Dia del Jornalero," the day of the day laborer. Council member Gil Cedillo sponsored the resolution in recognition of the mostly immigrant workers who do construction, painting, garden work - just about anything to earn a day's pay.
At a day labor center near downtown L.A. staffed by the Central American Resource Center, the workers talked about what they do and what the recognition means to them.