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| I took the OP to mean the black economy by 'black' workers - ie, not legitimately employed staff, but paid cash in hand, so untraceable and untaxable. | |
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| Aye. "Schwartz" workers is a fairly common name round here for illegally employed immigrants, irrespective of their colour. I guess they are "sans papiers" in the more poetic French | |
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Thanks, I've not heard it put that way before. Just the more direct "illegal" or "paid under the table" phrases.