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wage-labour

A Dictionary of Sociology | 1998 | 412 words | Copyright

wage-labour Employment as an employee for a specified weekly wage or monthly salary, normally on terms and conditions determined by the employer, whose offer may be constrained by employment law, collective-bargaining agreements, or pressure from trade unions. The term is often used to emphasize the weak bargaining position of people who have only their own labour to sell, and may be exploited. See also WORK.

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