OFW

oʊ-ɛf-dʌbəljuː

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Definition of OFW - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Overseas Foreign Worker

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person working in another country for a job

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My aunt is an OFW in Dubai.

migrant worker

acr: Overseas Filipino Worker

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person from Philippines working in another country

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Many OFWs send money back home to their families.

expatriate

migrant worker

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Examples of OFW in a sentence

The government supports OFW rights abroad.
The OFW community in Dubai is growing rapidly.
She became an OFW to support her children's education.

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French:travailleur à l'étranger, travailleur philippin à l'étranger, ...
German:Gastarbeiter, philippinische Arbeitskraft im Ausland, ...
Italian:lavoratore all'estero, OFW, ...
Spanish:TEE, OFW, ...
Portuguese:trabalhador no estrangeiro, trabalhador filipino no estrangeiro, ...
Chinese:海外外籍劳工, 海外菲律宾工人, ...
Japanese:海外労働者, OFW, ...
Arabic:عامل وافد في الخارج, عامِل فِلِبِّيني في الخارِج, ...
Hebrew:עוֹבֵד זָר בְּחוּ"ל, עוֹבֵד פִּילִיפִּינִי מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם, ...
Russian:зарубежный работник, филиппинский трудовой мигрант, ...
Ukrainian:заробітчанин, філіппінський працівник за кордоном, ...
Hindi:ओएफडब्ल्यू, विदेश में काम करने वाला फ़िलीपीनी, ...
Bengali:প্রবাসী কর্মী, বিদেশে কর্মরত ফিলিপিনো শ্রমিক, ...
Catalan:OFW, treballador filipí a l'estranger, ...
Czech:zahraniční pracovník, filipínský pracovník v zahraničí, ...
Danish:OFW, filippinsk migrantarbejder, ...
Dutch:OFW, Filipijnse arbeidsmigrant, ...
Greek:εργαζόμενος στο εξωτερικό, OFW, ...
Hungarian:külföldön dolgozó munkavállaló, külföldön dolgozó filippínó, ...
Khmer:ពលករធ្វើការនៅក្រៅប្រទេស, កម្មករហ្វីលីពីនធ្វើការនៅក្រៅប្រទេស, ...
Korean:OFW, 해외 필리핀 근로자, ...
Persian:کارگر خارجی در خارج از کشور, کارگر فیلیپینی خارج از کشور, ...
Polish:pracownik zagraniczny, filipiński pracownik za granicą, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalhador no exterior, trabalhador filipino no exterior, ...
Romanian:lucrător străin, lucrător filipinez în străinătate, ...
Swedish:utlandsarbetare, utlandsfilippinare, ...
Thai:แรงงานต่างประเทศ, แรงงานฟิลิปปินส์ในต่างประเทศ, ...
Turkish:Yurtdışında Çalışan İşçi, yurt dışında çalışan Filipinli, ...
Vietnamese:Lao động Việt Nam ở nước ngoài, OFW, ...

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