Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - slave labour

Note: in AM, use 'slave labor' 1. Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle... N-UNCOUNT 2. If people work very hard for long hours for very little money, you can refer to it as slave labour. He’s been forced into slave labour at burger bars to earn a bit of cash. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval