foreign worker

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandworker

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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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 offoreignandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign worker

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There is no differentiation whatever in favour of theforeignworker.
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One permit was issued in 1962 for aforeignworkerwho has now left the country and no permits have been issued since then.
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There is a large influx offoreignworkerpopulation due to the timber industry.
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There is an influx offoreignworkerpopulation due to timber logging and timber products industry.
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There is a large influx offoreignworkerpopulation due to the strength of the petroleum industry.
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Aforeignworkerwas injured.
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Kafeels sell visas to theforeignworkerwith the unwritten understanding that the foreigner can work for an employer other than the sponsor.
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However, they work long hours and almost only with other foreign workers.
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Under recent rules, theforeignworkermust have worked for the corporation for at least one year in the preceding three years prior to getting the visa.
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The woman was aforeignworker.
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In 2001, the hospital ceased to operate and its premises was converted into aforeignworkerdormitory.
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Payza, unlike many large payment processors, supports remittances the transfer of money by aforeignworkerto his or her home country.
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In contrast, people with stronger modern values tend to support restriction on foreign workers.
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The intelligentsia maintained that foreign workers were superior.
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A socialist, he wanted foreign workers to participate more in politics.
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A remittance is a transfer of money by aforeignworkerto his or her home country.
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Include foreign workers and the number of people born abroad leaps to one in three.
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