Meaning of labour exchange | Babel Free

Definitions

An employment agency, a job centre.

UK, dated

Equivalents

Examples

“Isn't it taking candour unwisely far to anticipate clueless responses from some station staff and excuse⟳ them on the grounds that "some of the chaps you see⟳ in uniform have⟳ just arrived from the labour exchange⟳"?”

“Against her father’s wishes, at the age of 18 Elizabeth registered at a labour exchange⟳ and undertook a vehicle maintenance course at Aldershot, Hampshire, learning how to strip⟳ an engine.”

“Wadebridge area railwaymen were reported in the local press⟳ as "worried", while National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) Wadebridge branch secretary W J Hambly believed "the rail closures will mean⟳ dole queues at the Labour Exchange⟳ for many".”

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