In other words, a cheap female worker, and if they were lucky, also a mother of future male offspring.

There they found cheap workers, water power and they brought in their knowhow.

To top it off, there aren't that many suitable cheap workers available.

They were used as cheap workers in five out of the six major Australian colonies.

Also, it helped to provide cheap workers for farmers who were settling in Australia.

Knowledge was transferred both to cheaper workers and from workers into tools.

"It's not in our interest to get the cheapest worker," she said.

Slaves were cheap workers (white women were not much more expensive).

Costs are also driving businessmen from the tigers to move on more quickly than the Japanese in search of cheaper workers.

Companies could train older programmers in less time than it takes to process visas for cheaper foreign workers.