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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


LABOUR MOBILITY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The totality of the movement of workers across jobs and labour markets, including changes in occupation.

LABOUR MOVEMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

LABOUR NEGOTIATIONS 

LABOUR ORGANIZATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

LABOUR POLICY 

LABOUR PROCESS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: How labour is organized and deployed in the production of goods and services.

LABOUR REGULATIONS 

LABOUR RELATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Collective relations between employers and employees, sometimes mediated by unions.

LABOUR STANDARDS (Search for related entries in the library)

LABOUR SUPPLY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The supply of workers, hours, or effort for the production of goods and services, which is determined by the size of the population, the proportion able and willing to work, and the number of hours worked by each individual.