Labour-receiving country

A country which allows foreign persons onto its territory for work purposes.

"The obvious benefit for the labour-receiving country is the relief of labour shortage, which is particularly important for countries depending on labour-intensive exports as the engine for economic growth. The importation of foreign workers is especially useful when domestic workers become reluctant to take up menial tasks because of rising living standards."
(Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, International migration in Southeast Asia, visited 2010-11-03)