Guest Worker (Noun)
Meaning
A person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The number of guest workers in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade due to labor shortages in the agricultural sector.
- Germany relied heavily on guest workers from Turkey during its economic boom in the 1960s to fill the labor gap.
- Each year, thousands of guest workers from Southeast Asia flock to the Gulf countries in search of better job opportunities.
- A guest worker visa program was implemented to help American farmers hire seasonal workers from Mexico to harvest crops.
- The accident at the construction site has raised concerns about the living conditions of guest workers from Indonesia who are employed by the contractor.