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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
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The International Labour Office is the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization. It is the focal point for International Labour Organization's overall activities.

    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (Search for related entries in the library)

    Scope Note: The United Nations agency that deals with labour issues, particularly labour standards, labour rights and social justice.

    INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

    Scope Note: Relocation across national borders.

    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION 

    INTERNSHIP 

    INTRA-URBAN 

    Scope Note: A comparison with a city, such as between inner city and suburbs or by neighbourhood.

      INVESTIGATING VIOLATIONS 

      INVESTIGATIONS 

      INVOLUNTARY PART-TIME (Search for related entries in the library)

      IOWA