forced labor
noun
1
: very hard physical work that someone is forced to do
The prisoners endured years of forced labor.
2
: a group of people who are made to work very hard for no money
also
: a system that allows this
The railroad was built with/by forced labor.
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But kids who experience discrimination, abuse, or forced labor need someone to stand up for them.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
These groups control mining, smuggling routes, taxation systems, and even forced labor in Bolívar state.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Human rights groups have documented inhumane conditions at detention facilities and migrant camps, including torture, forced labor and rape.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Starting in 1941, Frankenstein had to do forced labor in Berlin, repeatedly threatened by the danger of being deported by the Nazis.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
These groups control mining, smuggling routes, taxation systems, and even forced labor in Bolívar state.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Human rights groups have documented inhumane conditions at detention facilities and migrant camps, including torture, forced labor and rape.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Starting in 1941, Frankenstein had to do forced labor in Berlin, repeatedly threatened by the danger of being deported by the Nazis.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Forced labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forced%20labor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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