noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , hard , willing
▪ productive
▪ fast , quick
▪ methodical , steady
▪ slow
▪ core , key
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ permanent
▪ temporary
▪ casual
▪
Casual ~s are usually paid by the hour.
▪ shift
▪ migrant , seasonal
▪ freelance
▪ self-employed
▪ paid , salaried
▪ voluntary ( BrE ), volunteer
▪ low-paid , low-wage ( esp. AmE ), minimum-wage ( AmE )
▪ jobless ( AmE ), laid-off , redundant ( BrE ), unemployed
▪ retired
▪ female , male , woman
▪ black , white
▪ guest , immigrant
▪ illegal , undocumented ( AmE )
▪ fellow
▪ average
▪
One night in these hotels costs around the average worker's monthly wage.
▪ skilled
▪ low-skilled ( AmE ), unskilled
▪ semi-skilled
▪ blue-collar , manual
▪ clerical , office , white-collar
▪ professional
▪ shop-floor
▪ unionized
▪ non-union
▪ private-sector , public-sector
▪ council ( BrE ), municipal
▪ assembly-line , factory , garment ( esp. AmE ), industrial , manufacturing , mill , production
▪ construction
▪ metal , steel , textile
▪ auto ( AmE ), car
▪ maintenance
▪ transit ( AmE ), transport ( esp. BrE ), transportation ( AmE )
▪ rail , railroad ( AmE ), railway ( BrE )
▪ agricultural , farm , rural
▪ health , health-care , hospital
▪ care , childcare , community , day-care ( AmE ), home-care ( AmE ), outreach , social , welfare , youth
▪ emergency , rescue
▪ aid , humanitarian , relief
▪ charity
▪ field , research
▪ domestic
▪ postal
▪ sanitation ( AmE )
VERB + WORKER
▪ employ , have
▪ pay
▪ engage , hire , recruit , take on
▪ dismiss , fire , lay off , make redundant ( BrE ), sack ( esp. BrE )
▪ exploit
▪
The union accused the company of exploiting its ~s.
▪ educate , train
▪ protect
▪ organize , unionize
WORKER + VERB
▪ labour/labor , toil ( literary ), work
▪ earn sth
▪
These banana ~s earn about $7 000 per year.
▪ run sth , staff sth
▪
The kitchen is staffed by three volunteers.
▪ lose a job
▪
400 ~s have lost their jobs.
▪ commute
▪
88% of the ~s commute by car.
▪ demand sth
▪
Workers demanded fair wages and better working conditions.
▪ vote
▪
The ~s voted for strike action.
▪ (be on) strike , walk out
▪
The ~s walked out last month after a failure to agree terms.
WORKER + NOUN
▪ participation
▪
~ participation in decision-making
▪ productivity ( AmE )
▪ compensation ( AmE )
▪ protection , rights (both AmE )
▪
The public are demanding more ~ protection.
PHRASES
▪ the exploitation of ~s
▪ workers' demands , workers' rights