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right to work

n. 1 (&lit right work English) 2 (context public policy legal ethics English) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment. 3 (context US public policy legal English) The prohibition of (w: union security agreement)s 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.

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Right to work

The right to work is the concept that people have a human right to work, or engage in productive employment, and may not be prevented from doing so. The right to work is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law through its inclusion in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, where the right to work emphasizes economic, social and cultural development.

Usage examples of "right to work".

Iacocca arrived at Chrysler Corporation in dire straights, but he got right to work.

As soon as they get there, they will go right to work, and it won't take them long to fix matters up.

I went right to work on Gunnlag's ankle bindings, and I'd just gotten them untied when I heard a metallic sound at the door-someone putting a key in the lock.

Catti-brie and Bruenor exchanged a quick hug at the shoreline-Stumpet went right to work on Kierstaad-and then the woman and Wulfgar squared off uncomfortably.