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  2. Kangani system - Wikipedia

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    Under the kangani system, recruitment and management were taken up by people called the kangani (from the Tamil word for 'the one who observes' an equivalent for the English word foreman, the root word kan in Tamil meaning 'eye'), who directly recruited migrants from India, especially South India in Tamil-majority areas, via networks of friends ...

  3. Frontline Socialist Party - Wikipedia

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    The Frontline Socialist Party (abbrv. FSP ; Sinhala : පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය , romanized: Peraṭugāmī Samājavādī Pakṣaya ; Tamil : முன்னிலை சொஷலிசக் கட்சி , romanized: Muṉṉilai Coṣalicak Kaṭci ) is a communist party in Sri Lanka . [ 6 ]

  4. Tamil loanwords in other languages - Wikipedia

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    In the following list, Tamil words are romanised in accordance with Tamil spelling. This results in seeming discrepancies in voicing between Sinhala words and their Tamil counterparts. Sinhala borrowing, however, has taken place on the basis of the sound of the Tamil words; thus, the word ampalam, [ambalam], logically results in the Sinhala ...

  5. Front line - Wikipedia

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    Australian soldiers in a front-line trench during World War I.Photograph taken by Capt. F. Hurley, sometime between August 1917 and August 1918.. A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces.

  6. Migrant worker - Wikipedia

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    The nature of agricultural work, industrial, and construction work puts these migrant workers at higher rates of heat stroke, sun exposure, and injuries caused by storm conditions. The climate crisis will disproportionately affect migrant workers because of the intensive outdoor nature of their work and the lack of access they have to social ...

  7. Category:Social workers from Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Social workers from Tamil Nadu" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Loanwords in Sri Lankan Tamil - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan Tamil dialects are distinct from the Tamil dialects used in Tamil Nadu, India.They are used in Sri Lanka and in the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora.Linguistic borrowings from European colonizers such as the Portuguese, English and the Dutch have also contributed to a unique vocabulary that is distinct from the colloquial usage of Tamil in the Indian mainland.

  9. Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu) - Wikipedia

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    The department of labour is responsible for administering matters relating to Industrial relations, safety of workers, labor Welfare, employment exchanges and technical training. [2] The department is responsible for the enforcement of various provisions and acts enacted by the Government of India and the state government concerning the subjects.