noun
fixed-term factory worker; contract factory worker
Refers to a factory worker employed on a fixed-term contract, often in manufacturing or automotive industries. Common in job listings and labor discussions.
彼は自動車工場で期間工として働いている。
He works as a fixed-term contract worker at an automobile factory.
期間工の募集が増えている。
Recruitment of fixed-term factory workers is increasing.
正社員 is a permanent, full-time employee with no fixed term, unlike 期間工 who has a set contract period.
Compound of 期間 (fixed period) and 工 (worker, laborer). A straightforward modern term for contract-based factory employment.