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Thesaurus search results for 'WORKERS': 34 results found.


AGRICULTURAL WORKERS 

BROKEN LAWS, UNPROTECTED WORKERS' SURVEY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A survey commissioned by the U.S. National Employment Law Project that covers the year 2008.

CARE WORKERS 

CLOTHING INDUSTRIES WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

CONTRACT WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A business that typically operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

DAY WORKERS 

FOREIGN WORKERS 

GARMENT WORKERS 

HOMEWORKERS 

HOMEWORKERS WAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: In Ontario, homeworkers are employees who do paid work in their own homes. Their minimum wage is slightly higher than the general minimum wage.

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