productive labour

Frequency: 4.52.1 per million words

Work that results in the creation of goods or services.

labourADJECTIVE + labour/labor

Categories:

productive

Examples (10)

  • Economists distinguish between productive labour and unproductive activities.
  • Adam Smith's theory emphasized the importance of productive labour for a nation's wealth.
  • The government aims to shift the workforce towards more productive labour.
  • In our factory, every task is designed to be a form of productive labour.
  • Automation will hopefully free humans to focus on more productive labour.
  • The Industrial Revolution saw a massive increase in the amount of productive labour.
  • How can we measure the value of productive labour in the digital age?
  • Much of the administrative work was considered necessary but not truly productive labour.
  • A society should reward all forms of productive labour, from farming to software development.
  • Transforming domestic chores into recognized productive labour is a key feminist economic goal.