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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréforme du travail
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁefɔʁm dy tʁavaj
"Le parlement a adopté une nouvelle réforme du travail."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Changes made to laws, regulations, and policies governing employment, workplace safety, wages, and workers' rights.
"The government proposed a sweeping labor reform to protect gig economy workers and ensure fair minimum wages." - 2
The movement or political effort aimed at improving the conditions and legal protections of the working class.
"Labor reform became the central platform for the progressive political coalition during the election."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'labor' from Middle English and Old French (ultimately from Latin 'labor', meaning toil or exertion) and 'reform' from Old French and Latin 'reformare' (to form again, improve). It emerged as a distinct socio-political concept during the Industrial Revolution as workers and governments pushed for systemic changes to employment laws and working conditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Labor reform" is said worldwide
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réforme du travail
Transliteration: ʁefɔʁm dy tʁavaj
"Le parlement a adopté une nouvelle réforme du travail."
Arbeitsmarktreform
Transliteration: ˈaʁbaɪtsmaʁktʁeˌfɔʁm
"Die Arbeitsmarktreform soll mehr Flexibilität schaffen."
riforma del lavoro
Transliteration: riˈforma del laˈvoro
"Il sindacato ha discusso i punti chiave della riforma del lavoro."
reforma laboral
Transliteration: reˈfoɾma laβoˈɾal
"La huelga general fue convocada en protesta por la reforma laboral."
reforma trabalhista
Transliteration: ʁeˈfɔɾmɐ tɾaβaʎˈistɐ
"A nova lei de reforma trabalhista alterou contratos antigos."
श्रम सुधार
Transliteration: shram sudhar
"सरकार ने देश में महत्वपूर्ण श्रम सुधारों की घोषणा की है।"
劳动改革
Transliteration: láodòng gǎigé
"这次劳动改革旨在提高工人的福利待遇。"
노동개혁
Transliteration: nodong-gaehyeok
"정부는 경제 성장을 위해 노동개혁을 추진하고 있습니다."
労働改革
Transliteration: rōdō kaikaku
"日本政府は働き方改革を進めています。"
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