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WHITE COLLAR WORKER [1 record]

Record 1 2009-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Personnel Management (General)
DEF

A worker who works in offices or in other areas where the principal activities are the handling of paper and dealing in information-related activities, as opposed to «blue-collar worker», who work directly in the production of goods.

OBS

Compare with «blue collar worker».

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
DEF

Salarié qui occupe une fonction bureaucratique ne comportant pas de travail manuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Gestión del personal (Generalidades)
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