right to work
UK/ɹaɪt tə wɜːk//ɹaɪt tə wɝk/
right to work noun: the human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
Noun
right to work (plural rights to work)
- The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
- Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.1948, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 23.1), United Nations
- The prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, work.
right to work meaning in Tamil
right to work in Tamil
- வேலை உரிமை
Forms of right to work
| plural | rights to work |
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Questions about right to work
- What does right to work mean?
- Right to work means the human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
- What is right to work in Tamil?
- Right to work in Tamil is வேலை உரிமை. See Right to work meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is right to work?
- Right to work is a noun.
- How do you pronounce right to work?
- Right to work is pronounced /ɹaɪt tə wɜːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of right to work?
- The plural of right to work is rights to work.
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