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Convict era of Western Australia — James Wilson, a convict transported to Western Australia in 1867 The convict era of Western Australia was the period during which Western Australia was a penal colony of the British Empire. Although it received small numbers of juvenile offenders … Wikipedia
Convict assignment — was the practice used in many penal colonies of assigning convicts to work for private individuals. Contemporary abolitionists characterised the practice as virtual slavery, and some, but by no means all, latter day historians have agreed with… … Wikipedia
Convict — This article is about an individual who has been convicted of a crime. For other uses, see Convict (disambiguation). For a person convicted of a felony crime, see Convicted felon. A convict is a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a… … Wikipedia
convict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ escaped CONVICT + NOUN ▪ labour/labor (esp. AmE) {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ wrongfully … Collocations dictionary
Penal labour — Female convicts chained together by their necks for work on a road. Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika c.1890 1927. Penal labour is a form of unfree labour in which prisoners perform work, typically manual labour. The work may be light or hard, depending… … Wikipedia
Unfree labour — includes all forms of slavery as well as all other related institutions (e.g. debt slavery, wage slavery, serfdom, conscription, and labour camps).[not verified in body] Contents 1 Payment for unfree labour … Wikipedia
Trades and Labour Congress of Canada — The Trades and Labour Congress of Canada was a Canada wide central federation of trade unions from 1883 to 1956. It was founded at the initiative of the Toronto Trades and Labour Council and the Knights of Labor. It was the third attempt at a… … Wikipedia
Yatala Labour Prison — Infobox Prisons prison name=Yatala Labour Prison | location=Peter Brown Drive, Northfield, South Australiacoord|34|50|40.39|S|138|37|42.85|E|region:AU SA|display=title status=Operational classification= Maximum security capacity=405cite web|url… … Wikipedia
Canadian Labour Union — The Canadian Labour Union (1872 – 78) was the first attempt at a national central organization to represent labour unions. It was founded in Toronto, Ontario on Sept. 23, 1873, by 46 local unions. It could not be called a national body as only… … Wikipedia
Manual labour — Detail from Labor, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Manual labour (British English), manual labor (American English) or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by… … Wikipedia
organized labour — Introduction also called trade unionism, association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or assuring improvements in working conditions through their collective action. Great Britain (United… … Universalium
