The phrase "assistance worker" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who provides support or help, often in a professional context, such as social services or healthcare.
Example: "The assistance worker provided valuable resources to families in need during the crisis."
Alternatives: "support worker" or "aid worker."
Rosemarie Cola, a 65-year-old retired employee assistance worker from New York City, said she thought raising the retirement age might be a reasonable way to help insure that Social Security will be around in the future.
But Democrats, worried that the new trade deal will send more U.S. jobs overseas, killed the Trade Adjustment Assistance worker aid bill, a measure that many Republicans philosophically oppose.
The economy now relies heavily on income from abroad, from the sale of fishing licenses, development assistance, worker remittances and tourism.
The workers on strike -- librarians, assistant curators, bookshop employees, visitor assistance workers -- are represented by Local 2110 of the United Automobile Workers.
MANILA -- Four days after Typhoon Haiyan blew away their homes and livelihoods, most Philippine victims remain in far-flung flooded coastal communities where they so far have been unable to obtain assistance, aid workers say.
Canada added 24,700 jobs in June, the third straight gain, as governments hired health and social assistance workers.
"Our staff are primarily international development or humanitarian assistance workers," says Beris Gwynne, partnership leader for global accountability at World Vision International.
Cherry pickers from the telephone company carried the directory assistance workers who fielded the onslaught of calls to the city.
More than 12,000 humanitarian assistance workers from 13 UN agencies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and more than 80 nongovernmental organizations were engaged in delivering more than $650 million in aid.
Health-care and social assistance workers reported 653,900 injury and illness cases in 2010, far more than any other private industry sector, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Amaury T. Cooper, deputy director for risk management and global security at International Relief & Development, Washington, USA Amaury is secretary of INSSA, a global non-profit committed to improving the safety and security of international humanitarian and development assistance workers.
