working away from home (esp. abroad)
person working away from home; migrant worker
農閑期に出稼ぎに行く人が多い。
Many people go to work away from home during the agricultural off-season.
父は建設会社の出稼ぎ労働者として都会で働いた。
My father worked in the city as a migrant labourer for a construction company.
海外への出稼ぎは家族と離れる孤独を伴うことも多い。
Working abroad is often accompanied by the loneliness of being away from family.