Immigrant day laborers routinely experience exploitative behaviors as part of their employment. These day laborers perceive the exploitation they experience in the context of their immigration histories and in the context of their long-term goals for better working and living conditions. Using mixed methods, over three data collection periods in 2016, 2019 and 2020, we analyze the work experiences of immigrant day laborers in Houston and Austin, Texas. We report how workers evaluate precarious jobs and respond to labor exploitation in an informal labor market. We also discuss data from a worker rights training intervention conducted through a city-sponsored worker center. We discuss the potential for worker centers to be a convening and remediation space for workers and employers. Worker centers offer a potential space for informal intervention into wage theft and work safety violations by regulating the hiring context where day laborers meet employers.

作为就业的一部分，移民日工通常会经历剥削行为。这些日工从他们的移民历史和他们改善工作和生活条件的长期目标的角度来看待他们所经历的剥削。我们使用混合方法，在 2016 年、2019 年和 2020 年的三个数据收集期间，分析了德克萨斯州休斯敦和奥斯汀的移民短工的工作经历。我们报告了工人如何评估不稳定的工作以及如何应对非正式劳动力市场中的劳动剥削。我们还讨论了通过城市赞助的工人中心进行的工人权利培训干预的数据。我们讨论了工人中心作为工人和雇主的召集和补救空间的潜力。