SLAVE LABOUR


Meaning of SLAVE LABOUR in English

Note: in AM, use 'slave labor'

1.

Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.

The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle...

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2.

If people work very hard for long hours for very little money, you can refer to it as slave labour .

He’s been forced into slave labour at burger bars to earn a bit of cash.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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