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registered workers

[/ˈrɛdʒɪstərd ˈwɜrkərz/]
noun
trabalhadores registrados
1. Workers who are officially recorded in an employment registry or labor system, typically with legal protections and benefits
The factory employs 500 registered workers with full social security coverage.
A fábrica emprega 500 trabalhadores registrados com cobertura completa de seguro social.
2. Employees whose employment is formally documented and recognized by government or employer records
Registered workers have access to unemployment insurance and pension plans.
Os trabalhadores registrados têm acesso ao seguro-desemprego e planos de aposentadoria.
Synonyms
formal workersdocumented workersemployed workersofficial employees
Antonyms
unregistered workersinformal workersundocumented workersinformal sector workers

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalhadores registrados
Most common usage; refers to CLT (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho) registered employees
Brazil
funcionários com carteira assinada
Common colloquial expression meaning employees with signed work cards
Portugal
trabalhadores inscritos
Standard term in Portuguese labor law context
Portugal
trabalhadores com contrato
Alternative usage emphasizing formal contract

Related Idioms & Phrases

off the books (antonym usage)
on the payroll
above board
workers' rights
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