ILO Thesaurus

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“The ILO Thesaurus is a compilation of more than 4000 terms relating to the world of work, in English, French, and Spanish. Covers labour and employment policy, human resources planning, labour standards, labour administration and labour relations, vocational training, economic and social development, social security, working conditions, wages, occupational safety and health and enterprise promotion.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Author or Editor: 
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/tools/aboutthes.htm

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English, French, Spanish

Major subjects covered: 

International relations; Social policy, social protection and social security; Economic development; Law, human rights, government and politics

Purpose: 

“The ILO Thesaurus … can be used as a subject classification system for collection arrangement in small libraries or labour information centres.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Equivalence (Inter-language; may be between separate lists)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Number of classes: 

19

Number of terms: 
4,000+
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Provider URL: 

http://www.ilo.org

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