Common collocations with livelihood in British Collocation

They highlighted the plight of the poor, who were denied sustainable livelihoods by unfair trade.

The communities earned a precarious livelihood from the few tourists to the area.

The two girls had no immediate means of earning a livelihood.

The policy threatens the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.

It is hoped that the big multi-national businesses can be pressurised into changing practices that force prices down in poor rural communities, seriously affecting the livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

By doubling its cotton exports the USA will destroy the livelihoods of 250 million African cotton farmers.

This is a beautifully written and well-acted play about two families struggling to maintain their livelihoods.

In such a society, everyone is guaranteed a livelihood.

Several projects were set up to help the many people who had lost their livelihoods during the disaster.

These women were, in consequence, obliged to seek a livelihood elsewhere.

Today, agriculture provides a livelihood for about 60 per cent of Madagascar’s population of 12 million.

Public funding of their work is a good way to improve the livelihoods of the poor in low-income countries.