manual labor

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The company said the change will increase visibility throughout its small-package delivery network, while increasing delivery accuracy and reducing the manual labor needed to scan individual parcels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“You have a lot of manual labor that involves very heavy moving of objects and people can get cut. People can get hurt,” said Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Everyone, regardless of their background or status, was expected to work, and manual labor was honorable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

He added that “many” undocumented immigrants in the Los Angeles area “do not speak much English,” and work low-wage, manual labor jobs.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

A puffin who had descended from a long line of military heroes could not be expected to perform manual labor.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el