How Migrant Women Drive Growth in Lunch Business at Manhattan Construction Sites, One Bite at a Time

Isabel, an asylum seeker from Ecuador, sells packaged lunches in SoHo without a permit. She is one of many vendors dispatched to job sites by a restaurant owner, mostly Ecuadorian mothers who struggle to make a living without work permits. These vendors face risks of fines

The informal lunch economy in New York City is thriving, with migrant women playing a significant role in the business. These women, mostly from Ecuador and other Latin American countries, work as street vendors selling

Source: TheCity.NYC