noun
temporary labor; dispatch work
Refers to workers sent by a staffing agency to work at a client company under the client's direction, a common employment arrangement in Japan.
派遣労働は、正社員と比べて雇用が不安定になりがちだ。
Dispatch work tends to be less stable than regular employment.
工場では多くの派遣労働者が働いている。
Many temporary workers are working at the factory.
Compound of 派遣 (dispatch) and 労働 (labor), reflecting the practice of dispatching workers from an agency to a client company.