slave labour
noun /ˌsleɪv ˈleɪbə(r)/
/ˌsleɪv ˈleɪbər/
(US English slave labor)
[uncountable]- work that is done by slaves; the slaves who do the work
- Huge palaces were built by slave labour.
- (informal) work that is very hard and very badly paid
- I left because the job was just slave labour.