migrant worker
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"Everyone is worried," said 29-year-old labourer Bunty Goswami, a migrant worker at a shut plant.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Mr Udaiyappan is a "migrant worker" - a term used in Singapore to describe the 1.17 million labourers who come to the wealthy city state from lower-income countries like Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to build the Summer Olympics safely, free of the construction hazards and migrant worker abuses that tarnished soccer’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
One day I was reading one such letter to a migrant worker named Phineas, when I was overcome with feelings and started crying.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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