On Nov. 26, with an inspection under way inside the plant, workers congregated in their rented homes or food stalls to eat, chat, smoke and gossip.

Mr. Meyer still looks painfully shy, particularly when the twosome moves from the mall to an area outside where black workers congregate.

These workers congregate in the Indian historical and now tourist enclave called Little India.

In front of the trucks, workers congregated in groups of five or six.

Experts on day labor said they knew of only a handful of Lowe's stores - the No. 2 home improvement retailer - where workers congregate.

The main hall of the headquarters house was a sort of clubroom where Dadren's workers congregated.

To help minimize friction between residents and the laborers, the village has plans this spring to open a center near its train station where workers can congregate.

Not surprisingly, the garages where workers congregate have nicknames.

At the trial, Mamaroneck officials characterized the enforcement at a park, a parking lot and on the streets where the workers congregate as a response to residents' complaints.

The hall is intended to replace the current gathering place, a city park in a middle-class neighborhood where 100 workers congregate daily.