(British spelling) Alternative spelling of laboring oar

Skilled labour involving complex tasks and producing more value than simple labour.

Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterized by left-of-centre politics and support for organized labour.

(UK politics) A movement in the 1990s and 2000s to rebrand the British Labour Party by discarding traditional goals such as nationalization and socialism.

(British spelling, often plural) the pain suffered by a woman in labour during childbirth.

plural of labour pain

industrial relations

(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane.

(UK, Canada) the body of statute law that regulates the relationship between employer, employee, labour union and government.

Using slaves to do work / (figuratively) The employment of workers for meagre pay to do tedious tasks.