workers' settlement

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• Workers' Awaaz — (or Workers Voice ) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan female domestic workers group based in New York City. Although the group supports all women in domestic services, its primary focus is on women from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri… …   Wikipedia

• Settlement movement (Israel) — Settlement movement ( he. תנועת מיישבות) is a term used in Israel to describe national umbrella organisations for kibbutzim, moshavim, moshavim shitufiim, and communal settlements. It is not related to the term Israeli settlement, which denotes… …   Wikipedia

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• settlement house — or social settlement or community centre Neighbourhood social welfare agency. The staff of a settlement house may sponsor clubs, classes, athletic teams, and interest groups; they may employ such specialists as vocational counselors and… …   Universalium

• social settlement — settlement (def. 14). * * * ▪ social agency also called  Settlement House, Community Centre, or Neighbourhood House,         neighbourhood social welfare agency. The main purpose of a settlement is the development and improvement of a… …   Universalium

• Landless Workers' Movement — MST supporters in Brazil. Landless Workers Movement (Portuguese: Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra, or simply MST) is a social movement in Brazil; it is the second (or, according to others, the first[1]) larg …   Wikipedia

• Chinese Staff and Workers' Association — The Chinese Staff and Worker s Association (CSWA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan workers rights organization based in New York City which educates and organizes workers in the United States so that they may improve their working conditions. It… …   Wikipedia

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• University Settlement House — The University Settlement House is located at 184 Eldridge Street (corner of Rivington and Eldridge streets) on New York s Lower East Side. It provides myriad services for the mostly immigrant population of the neighborhood and has since 1886,… …   Wikipedia

• Coalition of Immokalee Workers — The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a non profit organization (calling itself a community based worker organization ) in Immokalee, Florida whose members are largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low wage jobs… …   Wikipedia

• Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, 1953 — Apartheid legislation in South Africa  Precursors Hut tax Franchise and Ballot Act (1892) Natal Legislative Assembly Bill (1894) General Pass Regulations Bill (1905) Asiatic Registration Act (1906) South Africa Act (1909) Natives Land Act… …   Wikipedia