labour exchange
Britishnoun
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Many workers eventually settled in nearby Brixton, the site of the nearest labour exchange, beginning the area's association with Caribbean culture.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2018
Tucked away behind York Minster – the grand cathedral adorned with medieval stained-glass windows that dominates the North Yorkshire city’s skyline – is a cobbled street that has become an informal labour exchange.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2017
A misunderstanding in the labour exchange – Simon thinks that "Trainee Traction" might have something to do with working with nurses – means that, almost without choosing to, he becomes a trainee train driver.
From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012
The establishment of a labour exchange, in Brooklyn in 1886, where labourers and capitalists could meet and prepare their plans, was a step in that direction.
From T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
An important part of the work of the labour exchange is in connection with Unemployed Insurance, under Part II, National Insurance Act, 1911.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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