garment worker

collocation in English

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garment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡɑː.mənt/us
/ˈɡɑːr.mənt/
a piece ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofgarmentandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The story alleged that garment workers were protesting against very poor working conditions and low wages and were attacked and dispersed by police.
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Due to the lack of safety measures this fire resulted in the death of 146 garment workers.
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Informal economies include garment workers working from their homes, as well as informally employed personnel of formal enterprises.
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Some children became garment workers and newsies (newsboys).
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The strike seemed to be working as employers were beginning to give in to the demands for collective bargaining of the garment workers.
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While finishing high school, he worked as an elevator operator, porter andgarmentworker.
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His father was agarmentworkerand union member.
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A very large part of the unemployed are former garment workers, and the rural population being especially hard hit.
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According to one estimate, only five per cent of garment workers ever became garment bosses.
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His father was agarmentworker.
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I think that she would accept that the wages of garment workers are determined by the world prices of their goods.
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There are about 1,000 tailors and garment workers still waiting for employment.
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They include, for instance, garment workers and many in the catering trades.
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The woollen industry saves £50 million worth of raw wool by using the trimmings and cuttings from our tailors' and garment workers' work-shops and factories.
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Garment workers were able attain a minimum wage and 35 hours a week works pay.
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Thousands of garment workers protested at the site of the fire, calling for better workplace safety.
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Female garment workers can face an uncongenial work environment, unsafe transportation, and housing.
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In 2010, the organization led protests to push for a larger increase in the minimum wage for garment workers.
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He led several garment workers' strikes and frequently took part in negotiations of wages and working conditions between garment unions and manufacturers.
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Garment workers also often suffer from the absence of a lunchroom and clean drinking water.
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