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ABRI TEMPORAIRE [3 records]

Record 1 2004-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

Non-movable living quarters temporarily housing agricultural or other workers who normally reside elsewhere.

OBS

Field shelters are called by a variety of names in different countries: "farm huts," "crop huts," "rice huts," etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Habitation fixe servant de logement temporaire à des ouvriers agricoles et autres qui résident normalement ailleurs.

OBS

Ces abris temporaires portent des noms divers suivants les pays : cabane, baraque, case de culture, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)

Spanish

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