unskilled labor
Example Sentences
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It was like, "That person took my work. That person that I can point to is using these machines and child labor and unskilled labor to run them."
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023
I accompanied her team as an embedded journalist, earning my keep with unskilled labor, much of it involving a snow shovel.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2022
The vacancies were for both skilled and unskilled labor, with worker shortages most severe in the construction, manufacturing and services industries.
From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2022
“Young, unskilled labor are trusted to perform safety-driven tasks, and it’s scary,” said Barbara Samuels, a former associate lighting supervisor who, as an intern, almost fell from a truss structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2021
With so much unskilled labor looking for work, he was no longer dependent on Johnny Joyce and his skilled butchers.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
