bonded labour
noun/ˌbɒndɪd ˈleɪbə(r)/
/ˌbɑːndɪd ˈleɪbər/
(US English bonded labor)
[uncountable]- forced work for an employer for a fixed time without being paid, often as a way of paying a debt
- Some of the fruit producers were said to have used bonded labour.
- Bonded labour was outlawed in the country in 1976.
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