convention
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The International Court of Justice had been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether an ILO treaty from 1948, known as Convention 87, implicitly enshrined workers' right to strike.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The annual Sweets & Snacks Expo, scheduled to open Tuesday in Nevada, will sprawl over 6 indoor acres of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Turning specifically to people smuggling - either by gangs or orchestrated by hostile states - the declaration says that the phenomenon "risks undermining support for and the integrity of the Convention system".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Thirteen of the 39 signers of the Constitution were from the South, and it’s estimated that 25 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The petition submitted to the First Congress under his signature, then, was essentially the same proposal he had wanted to introduce at the Convention.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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