noun
wage labor; wage earning
Refers to labor performed in exchange for wages, often in economic or sociological contexts. Synonymous with 賃労働.
See also: 賃労働
資本主義の下では、多くの人が賃金労働に従事している。
Under capitalism, many people engage in wage labor.
賃金労働だけでは生活が苦しい家庭も多い。
Many households struggle to make ends meet with wage labor alone.
Synonym; 賃労働 is a slightly more compact form with the same meaning.
Compound of 賃金 (wages) and 労働 (labor).