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    Expressing "labor" or "workers" with 劳工 (láogōng)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    Verb + 劳工

    Explanation

    The noun 劳工 (láogōng) means "labor" or "workers" and refers to the workforce, especially manual or industrial workers. It is commonly used in formal, legal, and policy contexts, such as 保护劳工 (protect workers). The term carries a more formal and collective connotation than the everyday word 工人.

    Examples

    • 这项新政策旨在保护劳工的基本权益。

      Zhè xiàng xīn zhèngcè zhǐ zài bǎohù láogōng de jīběn quányì.

      This new policy aims to protect the basic rights of workers.

    • 很多海外劳工每年只能回家一次。

      Hěn duō hǎiwài láogōng měi nián zhǐ néng huí jiā yī cì.

      Many overseas workers can only go home once a year.

    • 工厂被指控非法雇用廉价劳工。

      Gōngchǎng bèi zhǐkòng fēifǎ gùyòng liánjià láogōng.

      The factory was accused of illegally employing cheap labor.

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