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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


ANCILLARY HEALTH WORKERS 

ANTI SCAB LAW 

ANTI-GAY DISCRIMINATION 

ANTI-SCAB 

ANTI-SCAB LAW 

Scope Note: Legislation that prohibits the use of replacement workers during a legal strike action. Replacement workers are sometimes referred to as 'scabs'. There is great variation in the extent of anti-scab legislation.

ANTISCAB LAW 

APEC 

APPAREL INDUSTRY 

APPRENTICESHIP 

Scope Note: A period of long-term, regulated training which imposes mutual obligations on the parties involved.

ARAB AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)