Definitions

for Various Working Conditions

Term Slavery Definition, Characteristics Forced to work for no pay, subsistence living, lack of self- management Illegal trade for the purpose of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation (use) A child below 14-16 years (according to
the Minimum Age Convention of 1973)

Trafficking

Child Labor

working in unsafe and repetitive work

(mining, carpet knotting, agriculture, prostitution, etc.) exceptions: household

Wage Slavery

chores, family shop or school-related work Working for pay and totally dependent on that work because of threat of starvation or poverty of self and dependants

Unequal Exchange

A trade of goods or services which are the result in a greater financial gain for one side than the other
goods like bananas, coffee or tennis shoes are common examples

Wage work Employed work

Self-employed work

Work that is temporary and results in weekly wages, basic contracts construction uses this model often Work for an organization/business that usually results in years of service for monthly salaries, based on an agreed contract with safety clauses for both sides Work that may offer services or trade of goods through self-made connections and dependency on own skills and the market