labour legislation
collocation in EnglishmeaningsofLabourandlegislation
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labour
noun[+ sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
the Labour Party, the political party in Great Britain that believes in social equality, a more equal sharing out of wealth, and the rights ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition oflabourandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Until the late nineteenth century thelabourlegislationdemanded compulsory service for propertyless adults, such as agricultural and domestic workers.
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Among the welter of complaints voiced by employers, attention focused on the burdens of the existinglabourlegislation.
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The combination of poor growth and pro-unionlabourlegislationhas clear effects on distribution in the short term.
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One option is to demand the formation of some type of world government that would ensure the effective enforcement of internationallabourlegislation.
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Thelabourlegislationwas fully backed by the executive and judicial agencies of the state.
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Trade unions bargained for industry-wide demands, long-term welfare measures, social insurance andlabourlegislation.
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There were precedents, too, for programmes oflabourlegislationto limit the employment of pregnant women and young children, of maternity leave and benefits, and of pre-school institutions.
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Although most planters were content with the results of the enquiry, the subsequent discussions between government officials and planter representatives about the newlabourlegislationcaused a lot of frustration.
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Consequently, greater attention must be focused on protecting workers' rights andlabourlegislation.
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Indeed, the directive does not of course force ship owners to pay their personnel the current salaries of dockers, nor even to respectlabourlegislation.
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That alone will guarantee that social andlabourlegislationwill continue to progress along democratic lines.
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The country of origin principle has been deleted, andlabourlegislationand social agreements in the countries concerned have been respected.
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The principle of subsidiarity must be applied until such time as we have uniform social systems and uniformlabourlegislation.
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That is not an argument to apply in any sense to any special form oflabourlegislation.
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He has decided to stay in the 19th century in terms oflabourlegislation.
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That seems to me to be one of the weaknesses of the last seven years of internationallabourlegislation.
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In my mind there is not very much doubt that some improvement is necessary as a further instalment on our long history oflabourlegislation.
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There are evils whichever course you take in regard to this most difficult and disputed part oflabourlegislation.
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First, they have said that there is no case at present for major, far-reachinglabourlegislation.
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