Migrant worker

Migrant workers in California, 1935

A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have an intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work.[1]

In Ghana, a migrant hawker carries colorful textiles on his head for sale

Migrant workers who work outside their home country are also called foreign workers. They may also be called expatriates or guest workers, especially when they have been sent for or invited to work in the host country before leaving the home country.

The International Labour Organization estimated in 2019 that there were 169 million international migrants worldwide.[2] Some countries have millions of migrant workers. Some migrant workers are undocumented immigrants or slaves.

  1. ^ "Who is a Migrant?". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Labour migration". Global Migration Data Portal. 18 February 2022.

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