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worker
UK /ˈwɜː.kə/ US /ˈwɝ.kɚ/
noun 4
Collocations
42(noun.)
ADJ
good, hard | productive | fast, quick | methodical, steady | slow | core, key | full-time, part-time | permanent
casual
The restaurant hired several casual workers to help during the busy summer season.
shift | migrant, seasonal | freelance | self-employed | paid | voluntary, volunteer | low-paid | redundant, unemployed | retired | female, male, woman | black, white | immigrant | fellow
average
A single designer handbag can cost more than an average worker earns in several months.
skilled | unskilled | semi-skilled | blue-collar, manual | clerical, office, white-collar | professional | shop-floor
VERB + WORKER
employ, have | engage, hire, recruit, take on | dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack
exploit
Factory owners in the 19th century exploited workers by forcing them to labor twelve hours daily.
WORKER + VERB
work
run sth, staff sth
Two experienced workers ran the community center during the renovation project.
lose a job
Many factory workers lost their jobs when the company closed its plant last year.
demand sth
The factory workers demanded safer equipment and higher pay.
vote
The factory workers voted to accept the new contract offer.
(be on) strike, walk out
The factory workers went on strike yesterday to protest against unfair wages.
WORKER + NOUN
participation
The company introduced a new policy to encourage worker participation on the management committee.
PHRASES
the exploitation of workers, workers' demands, worker's rights
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