Glossary entry

Flemish term or phrase:

maakloonwerker

English translation:

contractor

Added to glossary by MoiraB
Mar 17, 2003 09:46
21 yrs ago
Flemish term

maakloonwerker

Flemish to English Bus/Financial
Het betrof een maakloonwerker die, op basis van de minder gunstige ontwikkeling bij de moedervennootschap een vermindering vroeg van de winstmarge van 3% naar 1%.
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contractor

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Eurodicautom defines maakloon as 'loon voor het maken van iets, m.n.voor het maken van kledingstukken' = manufacturing cost
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Because of what came up at the end, contractor seems to be the best answer in this case. But all 3 answers are really good solutions for this term. Thanks."
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job worker

Through the reference below, which defines the term, I found the French "travail à façon", which Harrap gives as "job work".

An alternative could be 'someone working under a job work arrangement'. See the reference below for a definition of the term.
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pieceworker

I think the phrase you're looking for is pieceworker. The dikke Van Dale gives 'maakloon' as 'loon voor het maken van iets, m.n. voor het maken van kledingstukken.' (See below)

A pieceworker is an employee who is usually paid on the basis of results, eg paid
on a rate per article produced, such as a shearer or sewing machinist. ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Henk Peelen
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agree Jacqueline van der Spek
46 mins
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