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free labour

British  

noun

  1. the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions

  2. such workers collectively

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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.

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From Salon

JMW: We’re not doing free labour any more, period.

From Nature

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