slave wages

Frequency: 5.42.9 per million words

an extremely low amount of money paid for work

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Examples (10)

  • He refused to work for slave wages anymore.
  • Many people are trapped in jobs that pay slave wages.
  • The company was accused of exploiting its workers with slave wages.
  • She quit her job because she couldn't live on slave wages.
  • The report highlighted the issue of slave wages in the garment industry.
  • It's a disgrace that people are still expected to work for slave wages in this day and age.
  • He felt like a slave to the wages he earned, unable to escape his financial situation.
  • The government is trying to combat companies that offer slave wages.
  • Working for slave wages is not a sustainable way to live.
  • The union is fighting for better pay and an end to slave wages.