noun
labor mobilization; wartime labor draft
Historical term referring to the organized conscription of civilian labor, especially during wartime in Japan.
戦時中、勤労動員によって多くの学生が工場で働かされた。
During the war, many students were made to work in factories through labor mobilization.
Compound of 勤労 (kinrō, 'labor') and 動員 (dōin, 'mobilization').