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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Forms and arrangements of employment that exist outside the standard employment relationship.

NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS 

NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS 

NON-STATUS MIGRANTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: People who do not have recognized or regulated citizenship in the country of their residence.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Organizations that do not distribute surplus revenue - or profit - to workers and/or shareholders but instead use these to meet the goals of the organization. Classification and regulation of nonprofits vary by country.

NONSTANDARD EMPLOYMENT 

NONSTANDARD WORK 

NORTH AMERICA (Search for related entries in the library)

NORTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT