workfare

ˈwɜrkˌfɛr

Definition

Definition of workfare - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politics

TECH.

government scheme for job training or community work

TECH.

Workfare participants attended job training sessions weekly.

social policy

TECH.

government program requiring work in exchange for benefits

TECH.

She participated in a workfare program to receive her benefits..

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Origin of workfare

English, work (labor) + welfare (well-being)

Examples of workfare in a sentence

She joined workfare to improve her employment prospects.
The city implemented a new workfare initiative.
Workfare programs aim to reduce unemployment.

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French:programme d'insertion, travail contre aide sociale, ...
German:Workfare, Arbeitsprogramm, ...
Italian:programma di lavoro, programma di lavoro assistito, ...
Spanish:programa de trabajo, programa de empleo asistido, ...
Portuguese:programa de inserção, programa de apoio social com obrigação de trabalhar, ...
Chinese:工作福利, 劳动换取福利计划, ...
Japanese:ワークフェア, 労働福祉, ...
Arabic:بَرنامَج العَمَل مُقابِل الإعانة, بَرْنامَج العَمَل مُقابِل المَنافِع, ...
Hebrew:תָּכְנִית עֲבוֹדָה תְּמוּרַת קִצְבָּה, תּוֹכְנִית עֲבוֹדָה תְּמוּרַת קִצְבָּאוֹת, ...
Russian:программа трудоустройства, трудовое обеспечение, ...
Ukrainian:програма працевлаштування, програма робочих місць, ...
Hindi:रोजगार योजना, काम के बदले सरकारी लाभ योजना, ...
Bengali:সরকারি কর্মপ্রশিক্ষণ বা কমিউনিটি কাজভিত্তিক সহায়তা কর্মসূচি, সরকারি সুবিধার বিনিময়ে কাজ করতে হয় এমন সরকারি কর্মসূচি, ...
Catalan:programa de treball comunitari, treball assistit, ...
Czech:veřejně prospěšné práce, program dávek podmíněných prací, ...
Danish:aktiveringsordning, aktivering, ...
Dutch:werkgelegenheidsproject, werkgelegenheidsprogramma, ...
Greek:πρόγραμμα εργασίας, πρόγραμμα εργασίας έναντι παροχών, ...
Hungarian:közfoglalkoztatás, közmunka, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីរដ្ឋាភិបាលសម្រាប់បណ្តុះបណ្តាលការងារ ឬការងារសហគមន៍, កម្មវិធីសង្គមកិច្ចដែលតម្រូវឱ្យធ្វើការដើម្បីទទួលបានអត្ថប្រយោជន៍, ...
Korean:워크페어, 근로 복지, ...
Persian:طرح اشتغال, برنامه کار در برابر مزایا, ...
Polish:program prac społecznych, praca za świadczenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):programa de trabalho, programa de trabalho em troca de benefícios, ...
Romanian:schemă guvernamentală, program de muncă pentru beneficii, ...
Swedish:arbetsprogram, arbetskrav, ...
Thai:โครงการทำงานเพื่อสวัสดิการ, โครงการทำงานแลกสวัสดิการ, ...
Turkish:iş yardımı, iş yardımı programı, ...
Vietnamese:chương trình phúc lợi yêu cầu người nhận trợ cấp phải làm việc để đổi lấy trợ cấp, ...

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