free labour
Britishnoun
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the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions
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such workers collectively
Example Sentences
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"A good indication of whether prisoners freely consent to work is whether the conditions of employment approximate those of a free labour relationship," the spokesperson said.
From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023
Capitalising upon the free labour of K-influencers, the government reposts and shares their content on official YouTube channels.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
According to the TUC, workers put in 2.1bn unpaid hours last year – that’s an astonishing £33.6bn of free labour.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2017
All of these, to quote Anderson, are "produced by entirely free labour, consumed with no expectation of payment or monetary exchange".
From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2011
They employed a Mr. A. L. Edwards to start a Union in opposition to the others, and this became known as the Labourers' Independent Federation, which proved to be a free labour organization.
From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.
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