日雇(ひやと)い

ひやとい
noun
day labor; day laborer
work
1. day labor; daily employment
Work that is hired and paid on a daily basis, without a long-term contract.
日雇(ひやと)いで働(はたら)いている。
I work as a day laborer.
日雇(ひやと)いの仕事(しごと)は収入(しゅうにゅう)が安定(あんてい)しない。
Day labor doesn't provide a stable income.
建設(けんせつ)現場(げんば)では日雇(ひやと)いの労働者(ろうどうしゃ)が多(おお)い。
There are many day laborers at construction sites.
2. day laborer; casual worker
A person who works on a day-to-day basis, typically in construction or manual labor. Can carry connotations of precarious employment.
建設(けんせつ)現場(げんば)では日雇(ひやと)いの労働者(ろうどうしゃ)が多(おお)い。
There are many day laborers at construction sites.
若(わか)い頃(ころ)は日雇(ひやと)いで生計(せいけい)を立(た)てていた。
When I was young, I made a living doing day labor.
日雇(ひやと)い労働者(ろうどうしゃ)の権利(けんり)を守(まも)る法律(ほうりつ)が整備(せいび)されてきた。
Laws to protect the rights of day laborers have been developed.
戦後(せんご)の大阪(おおさか)には日雇(ひやと)いの人(ひと)たちが集(あつ)まる地区(ちく)があった。
In postwar Osaka, there were districts where day laborers gathered.

A compound of 日(ひ) (day) and 雇(やと)い (hiring). Can refer to either the work arrangement or the worker.

Cultural note

日雇(ひやと)い労働(ろうどう) has been a significant social issue in Japan. Areas like 釜(かま)ヶ崎(さき) in Osaka and 山谷(さんや) in Tokyo were historically known as day laborer districts.

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Related: 季節労働(きせつろうどう) (seasonal labor)
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