wage earner

Example Sentences

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And Spain’s leftist government joined with labor unions to announce a “historic” deal to save its pension system by raising social security costs for higher wage earners.

From Seattle Times

In the past two decades, more working families are made up of two wage earners or a single-parent, leaving less time for soaking beans and simmering stews.

From Seattle Times

Overnight, millions of poor Indians—migrant workers, daily wage earners, smallholder farmers, the homeless and members of oppressed castes and tribes—found themselves in an extremely precarious situation.

From Scientific American

Deaths of wage earners add to the hardships minority communities are already experiencing during the pandemic.

From New York Times

Without a social safety net, small businesses and daily wage earners were left in limbo, ultimately triggering massive migration from big cities to rural heartlands.

From BBC