plural of manual labour

plural of wage labour

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Twelve tasks carried out by the Greek hero Herakles (romanized as Hercules) as his penance.

Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterized by left-of-centre politics and support for organized labour.

(UK politics) A movement in the 1990s and 2000s to rebrand the British Labour Party by discarding traditional goals such as nationalization and socialism.

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of forced labor

Using slaves to do work / (figuratively) The employment of workers for meagre pay to do tedious tasks.

(Canada, British spelling) Alternative spelling of labor union

The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).

(British spelling, Canada) Alternative spelling of manual labor: physically demanding work done by hand.