collective labour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcollectiveandlabour
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collective
adjective[before noun]
uk/kəˈlek.tɪv/us/kəˈlek.tɪv/
of or shared by every member of a group ...
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labour
noun
uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/
practical work, especially when it involves hard ...
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(Definition ofcollectiveandlabourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcollective labour
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Overshadowed by conflicts overcollectivelabourlaw, the political significance of this legislation has remained unexplored.
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As inlaws deflate their demands for cash gifts,collectivelabourparties become more and more common.
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One must not overlook the economic benefits that women and young men derive fromcollectivelabour.
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Othercollectivelabourmarket goods do not appear to be operating as smoothly as before.
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They increasingly prefer femalecollectivelabour, which is cheaper, ' cleaner ' (less wasteful) and, most proudly point out, fortifies ndimbellante.
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An economy-wide social compromise of this type improved competitiveness by creatingcollectivelabour market goods that eased market failures in the employment system.
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All the study participants were employed within thiscollectivelabour-force framework and were thus compelled to retire at age 65 years whether they wanted to or not.
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I also welcome the amendments which stress the importance ofcollectivelabouragreements.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is sometimes suggested that we believe that there is no role for law incollectivelabourrelations.
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Exemptions are only possible under acollectivelabouragreement or following consultation involving both sides of industry.
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Rushed implementation leads in the receiving countries to insufficient control of the application of minimum wages andcollectivelabouragreements.
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Working hours are being fiddled, and so arecollectivelabouragreements as well as many other things.
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It is a serious thing to do in terms of help to those involved incollectivelabourrelations, employers as much as unions and employees.
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Hansard archive
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This is of paramount importance to secure, as we must, the support ofcollectivelabourin the encouragement of these new techniques.
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That kind of work is usually organised on an informal basis, with no trade union representation, works council, premium payment orcollectivelabouragreement.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Nevertheless, with 70% average unionization, most economic sectors are under acollectivelabouragreement.
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Wikipedia
Collectivelabourlaw relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union.
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First,collectivelabourlaw relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union.
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Their enforcement is made easier by the universal validity ofcollectivelabouragreements.
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Contract guidelines must therefore explicitly state that international and national social legislation must be respected, as well ascollectivelabouragreements, both by main contractors and subcontractors.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Since then the enterprise has been trying to pull out of thecollectivelabouragreement and has been forced back into it by a bitter strike.
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With each company they will have to give flesh and blood to this agreement incollectivelabourand others agreements, because we are not doing it now.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Despite the changes made, the proposed regulation we are considering potentially unleashes a storm and threatens to become a decisive blow against the exercise ofcollectivelabourrights.
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The application of technological advances to agriculture increased productivity and rendered thecollectivelabourof large groups no longer necessary.
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