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
There will be winners, Restrepo said: workers whose jobs require social skills, proximity or manual labor, and consumers, who get cheaper products and services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
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
Gluesenkamp Perez’s roundabout response — about respecting people who do manual labor, building community — petered out in a small sigh.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024
Now that manual labor can be done in developing countries for two dollars a day, skills and education have become more essential than ever.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
