noun
A song sung by workers while performing labor, often to coordinate rhythm or relieve monotony. Common in traditional and communal work settings.
昔、農作業のときに労働歌を歌った。
Long ago, people sang work songs during farm work.
この地域には独特の労働歌が伝わっている。
Unique work songs have been passed down in this region.
作業歌 is a near-synonym, but 労働歌 is more common and often implies traditional or communal labor.
Compound of 労働 (labor) and 歌 (song). The term is a straightforward modern coinage for the concept of work songs.