Raiteros are drivers who transport groups of low-wage workers to their jobs for a fee. The word is a spanglish neologism derived from ride. It means "someone who makes a living by giving people a ride". Raiteros are most commonly used by immigrant farmworkers and workers at distant factories or warehouses. The services often are illegal and charge exploitative fees of the workers. In Chicago and in parts of Central New Jersey, raiteros play an expanded role in selecting employees and paying them on behalf of the employer or temp agency.
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- Grabell/ProPublica, Michael (2013-05-02). "The underworld of raiteros". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- Farmworker Transportation – Agricultural Worker Health Project Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Rural Migration News
- ^ Grabell, Michael (2013-04-29). "Taken for a Ride: Temp Agencies and 'Raiteros' in Immigrant Chicago". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- Campaign warns of 'pirate' drivers at border - Noticias - SanDiegoRed
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