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bonded labour

noun
🔊/ˌbɒndɪd ˈleɪbə(r)/
🔊/ˌbɑːndɪd ˈleɪbər/
(US English bonded labor)
[uncountable]
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  1. forced work for an employer for a fixed time without being paid, often as a way of paying a debt债役劳动；抵押劳动
    • Many of the immigrants are used as bonded labour.移民中有很多人被用作债役劳工。🔊🔊
    • Bonded labour was outlawed in the country in 1976.该国于1976年宣布禁止劳役。