convict labour/labor
Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words
Forced work done by prisoners.
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- The bridge was built using convict labour.
- Many of the nation's early railways were constructed with convict labor.
- The use of convict labour for private profit is a controversial issue.
- Historians debate the economic impact of convict labour in the colonies.
- The company was accused of exploiting cheap convict labor to undercut competitors.
- New legislation aims to regulate the conditions of convict labour.
- The quarry's success was built on the backs of unpaid convict labour.
- Some argue that structured convict labor can be a tool for rehabilitation.
- If the proposal passes, the state will rely more heavily on convict labor for infrastructure projects.
- The investigation revealed that the factory had been illegally using convict labour for years.