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
"The two daughters in the family were very good to me but their mother just saw me as free labour," she explains.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2015
In April, 1823, as there was a great difficulty in obtaining free labour, the local prisoners were ordered to work upon the public roads.
From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
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