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shape-up

/ˈʃeɪp.ʌp/

Traduction: Méthode de recrutement journalier des dockers, où les travailleurs se rassemblent et un représentant syndical choisit ceux qui seront employés pour la journée.

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C1formalamerican/ˈʃeɪp.ʌp/

A method of hiring longshoremen on a daily basis, where workers assemble and a union official chooses who will be employed for the day.

  • 🇫🇷Méthode de recrutement journalier des dockers, où les travailleurs se rassemblent et un représentant syndical choisit ceux qui seront employés pour la journée.
  1. Daily hiring of dockworkers C1 informal american

    A method of hiring longshoremen on a daily basis, where workers assemble and a union official chooses who will be employed for the day.

    • The shape-up system was common in many ports before automation.
    • Dockworkers gathered early each morning for the shape-up.
    • The union boss called out names during the shape-up.

    🇫🇷embauche journalière des dockers

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