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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE LABOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE LABOUR

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Free labour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREE LABOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of free labour in the English dictionary

The definition of free labour in the dictionary is the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions. Other definition of free labour is such workers collectively.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE LABOUR

free fight
free flight
free form
free gift
free gold
free hand
free hit
free house
free jazz
free kick
free list
free love
free market
free of charge
free on board
free on rail
free pass
free period
free port
free radical

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE LABOUR

belabour
bonded labour
casual labour
child labour
direct labour
division of labour
emotional labour
forced labour
harbour
hard labour
immigrant labour
indirect labour
labour
manual labour
New Labour
organized labour
overlabour
skilled labour
slave labour
sweated labour
tabour

Synonyms and antonyms of free labour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «free labour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE LABOUR

Find out the translation of free labour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of free labour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «free labour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

免费劳动力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajo libre
570 millions of speakers

English

free labour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त श्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمل الحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободный труд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trabalho livre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত শ্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travail libre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buruh percuma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freie Arbeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無料の労働
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무료 노동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Free labor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lao động tự do
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலவச உழைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त मजूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Serbest emek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavoro gratuito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolne pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільну працю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muncă liber
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεύθερη εργασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gratis arbeid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fritt arbete
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gratis arbeidskraft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free labour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE LABOUR»

The term «free labour» is regularly used and occupies the 101.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE LABOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «free labour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «free labour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about free labour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE LABOUR»

Discover the use of free labour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free labour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Labour, Land, and Capital in Ghana: From Slavery to Free ...
An examination of the varied ways, outside and inside markets, in which Asante producers obtained labor, land and capital during the transformative era.
Gareth Austin, 2005
2
Proposals for the Formation of a West India Free Labour ...
George D. Clark. and every means of seduction will be practised towards the negroes. Should the power of migrating from one part of the colonies to another be given to the negro, either as an unrestricted right, common to all, or on condition ...
George D. Clark, 1833
3
Free Labour: The First Condition of Free Trade
I take this method of introducing the subject of Free Labour and Free Trade, because this Free Land cry is a favourite one amongst the most advanced thinkers who oppose Free Labour. I believe it simply an attempt to “Americanise England,” ...
Charles Wilson Felt, 1870
4
Free and unfree labour: the debate continues
The text comprises 24 essays which examine various forms of unfree labour and its absence or presence in various parts of the world.
Tom Brass, Marcel van der Linden, 1997
5
Report on Free Labour, presented to the General Anti-Slavery ...
The planter is thus driven to a cheaper mode of cultivation, viz.,by home-bred slaves ; and if our views be correct, he will soon be compelled to quit even his new position by the unrestricted competition of free-labour. Thus, as we have stated ...
John STURGE, 1840
6
Coolies, Capital and Colonialism: Studies in Indian Labour ...
These categories are based on an "ideology rooted in the post-Enlightenment belief that freedom constituted the natural human condition" and that "the universalization of free labour [was] the raison d'etre of history". This discourse of freedom ...
Rana P. Behal, Marcel van der Linden, 2006
7
Labour Regime Change in the Twenty-First Century: Unfreedom, ...
Historical debates about capitalism, unfreedom and primitive accumulation suggest Marxism accepts that, where class struggle is global, capitalists employ unfree workers.
Tom Brass, 2011
8
Peripheral Labour: Studies in the History of Partial ...
To project the universalization of free labour as the raison d'étre of history, therefore, was to stage the bourgeois mode of production as History. Thus, even as capital reinforced and profited from slavery, it composed the servile relations of ...
Shahid Amin, Marcel van der Linden, 1997
9
Change, Continuity and Class: Labour in British Society, ...
Yours, etc, Robert Pickles, Limited. Cairo Mills, Burnley, September 17. FREE LABOUR AND TRADE-UNIONISM. In the annual report of the executive of the National Free Labour Association, which will be presented at the annual conference ...
Neville Kirk, 1998
10
EU Labour Migration Since Enlargement: Trends, Impacts and ...
Furthermore, an agreement on free labour mobility between the Nordic countries - Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden - was signed in 1954 and, in general, the social partners in Sweden consider it to have been a success.
Bela Galgoczi, Janine Leschke, Andrew Watt, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE LABOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free labour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Greece created an existential crisis for the euro zone
... economy – the European parliament, free labour mobility, a common currency now used in 19 of the EU's 28 countries and a bank, the ECB, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
No winners in culture of overwork
Long days of graft often have a debilitating effect on employees but there's growing evidence that "free labour" might not be a good deal for ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Tshekedi Khama would have made a great president
Tshekedi tapped into this organised form of free labour to develop his chiefdom. In 1930 he ordered the removal of silt from the clogged Serowe ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
4
Is there a future for the euro?
... rate of inflation, zero transaction costs with payments and receipts within the EZ, free capital mobility and potentially free labour mobility. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Parly committee head cautions media against using term 'xenophobic'
Stop using ndunas as free labour. People say we are selling them out because foreigner are protected." Motlashuping said they were not there ... «Jacaranda FM, Jul 15»
6
UNESCO Conference to discuss Reparation for Caribbean Region
"Wherever there was mass production, wherever there was production that required disposable cheap labour, free labour Africans were ... «SKNVibes.com, Jul 15»
7
Mantrac Nigeria offers acquisition plan for power systems
The unique offer comes with free labour cost for first service, delivery within Lagos, 20 percent down payment with instalments for 24 months ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
8
How is the $180 Million Class Action Lawsuit Looking For The CHL?
"These are for-profit companies whose business model is based on free labour, which is a real shame in today's environment," Dias told CBC ... «JuniorHockey.com, Jul 15»
9
Reddit moderators shut down website in anger
"We are concerned with what a move like this means for for-profit companies that depend on the free labour of volunteers — and whether they ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
10
Possibility of Greek exit from the euro revives debate in Poland over …
Poland remains very pro-Europe, thanks to the benefits of European subsidies and free labour movement. But there are fears that the euro ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Free labour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/free-labour>. May 2024 ».
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