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81labor, labour — I n. work 1) to do, perform labor, labour 2) manual, physical; menial; painstaking; productive; sweated (BE), sweatshop; skilled; unskilled labor, labour 3) a division of labor, labour 4) (misc.) (a) division of labor, labour; a labor, labour of… …
82British labour law — is that body of law which regulates the rights, restrictions obligations of trade unions, workers and employers in Great Britain. During much of the nineteenth century the employment contract was based on the Master and Servant Act of 1823,… …
83British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 — The British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 encompassed a series of disturbances, strikes and riots in the United Kingdom s Caribbean colonies. These began as the Great Depression wore on and ceased on the eve of World War II. The unrest… …
84Reserve army of labour — is a concept in Karl Marx s critique of political economy. It refers basically to the unemployed in capitalist society. It is synonymous with industrial reserve army or relative surplus population , except that the relative surplus population… …
85Open All Hours — Series title card, 1976–1985. Format Comedy Created by Roy Clarke …
86casual labour — ▪ economics irregular employment or part time labour, including the labour of workers whose normal employment consists of a series of short term jobs. Casual labour is usually hired by the hour or day or for the performance of specific… …
87Forced Labour Convention, 1930 — Infobox ILO convention code= C29 name= Forced Labour Convention, 1930 adopt= June 28, 1930 force= May 1, 1932 classify= Forced Labour subject= Forced Labour prev= Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention, 1929 (shelved) next= Hours of… …
88Canadian Labour Union — The Canadian Labour Union (1872 – 78) was the first attempt at a national central organization to represent labour unions. It was founded in Toronto, Ontario on Sept. 23, 1873, by 46 local unions. It could not be called a national body as only… …
89sweated labour — ➔ labour * * * sweated labour UK US noun [U] UK DISAPPROVING (US sweat labor) WORKPLACE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► people who work for long hours and very low pay in an unhealthy situation: »An increasing number of consumers today want to know that …
90slave labour — (in AM, use slave labor) 1) N UNCOUNT Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle... The report alleges that thousands of people have been forced into slave labour by …
