outworkers
Off-site contract workers
Outworkers are employees who work from home or outside an employer's premises, typically doing piecework in manufacturing or light industry: The garment factory relied on outworkers to handle overflow during busy seasons.
The term is more common in British English and often describes workers with fewer protections than on-site employees.
Pay per unit produced
- garmentArticle of clothing
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
sweatshop · subcontracting · homework · exploitation · wages · factory · assembly · production
Work away from office
- home-basedLocated at residence
- distributedDivided and given out
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
contractor · flexible · independent · virtual · off-site · decentralized · telework · outsourced
Created manually, not mechanically
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- knittingLoop-based textile making
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
needlework · quilting · beading · leatherwork · artisan · craftsmanship · loom · handcraft
piecework
Pay per unit produced
manufacturing · sweatshop · subcontracting · homework · exploitation · wages · factory · assembly · production · machinist
telecommute
Work away from office
- home-basedLocated at residence
- distributedDivided and given out
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
self-employed · contractor · flexible · independent · virtual · off-site · decentralized · telework · outsourced · project-based
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- knittingLoop-based textile making
embroidery · needlework · quilting · beading · leatherwork · artisan · craftsmanship · loom · handcraft · skilled