I’ve seen that term used for folks who go to a place seeking work in a large industry that will just accept all comers in the right season. An expat is sent on appointment, same company, different country, fixed time duration.
Perception is absolutely a thing though, I expect expats or similar wouldn’t describe themselves as migrant workers.
Why Brits and Americans? Every major city has expats.
You go abroad for a job, usually temporarily -> expat
You give up your citizenship to move to another country -> immigrant
Migrant worker is a term
Migrant worker is the term for expats who aren’t white.
God forbid they get confused with the poor coloreds 🤡
You mean all those Poles coming over every year are not white, or migrating for work doesn’t make them migrant workers?
I’ve seen that term used for folks who go to a place seeking work in a large industry that will just accept all comers in the right season. An expat is sent on appointment, same company, different country, fixed time duration.
Perception is absolutely a thing though, I expect expats or similar wouldn’t describe themselves as migrant workers.
Historically a lot of American and British authors and artists used the term