guest worker

noun

1. a foreign worker permitted to work in a country, especially in Western Europe, on a temporary basis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of guest worker¹

1965–70; translation of German Gastarbeiter

Example Sentences

In addition we need to consider a new Bracero Program, which allowed guest workers to come to the U.S. legally without their families in the mid-20th century.

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In Monterey County, growers are building lodging for thousands of guest workers coming in on H-2A visas.

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But in Monterey County, one of the more expensive regions in the nation, the obligation to provide an exploding number of guest workers with suitable housing was exacerbating a regional affordable housing crisis.

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It would eliminate a controversial minimum hourly wage structure for guest workers laid out under the current program unless the Government Accountability Office finds that the employment of H2-A workers undermines the domestic workforce.

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To address the tight labor market, the National Assn. of Home Builders has advocated for a guest worker program.

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