Guy Ryder

Child labour is a global problem that needs a response from all sides. This means measures to help reduce poverty, improve education, enforce laws, improve employment prospects for adults, and ensure there are no benefits in employing children under working age.

British Scientist

Adam Smith

Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.

Scottish Economist

Kailash Satyarthi

I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them.

Indian Activist

James Stephens

Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again.

Irish Poet

Yayoi Kusama

I have done all the work myself, not assistants. That's why I'm in a wheelchair: I've been doing it physically - it's hard labour - throughout my life.

Japanese Artist

Abraham Lincoln

It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.

American President

Michelangelo

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.

Italian Artist

Grover Cleveland

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that they in turn will care for the laboring poor.

Liz Kendall

Labour grew out of popular movements of mutualism and self-help.

British Politician

William Morris

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

English Designer

Refers to work requiring bodily strength and stamina, often outdoors or in a craft.

Physical Effort

Can describe unpaid tasks like household duties or volunteer work.

Not Always Paid

Intensity of labour can be 'light' or 'heavy' based on the physical demand.

Intensity Varies

'Labour' in this sense is a technical term used by healthcare professionals.

Medical Term

Refers specifically to the experience of pregnant women and birth-giving.

Gender-Specific

The duration of labour can vary greatly, sometimes lasting several hours.

Varied Duration

When used as a verb, it conveys the action of working with significant effort.

Effortful Action

Can imply a difficult or burdensome task, sometimes with little progress.

Possible Struggle

The Labour party is rooted in representing the working class and social justice.

Specific Ideology

This definition is specific to politics, mainly in the UK and other Commonwealth countries.

Political Context

 Doctors are called, and they think it's so serious that prayers are said for him in the local church. And it's only when they're preparing to return this young man home so that he can die, that they realize what's going on, because once they lift him onto the stretcher, his breathing becomes less labored. And by the time he's got to the gates of his hometown,

The history of human...

 on and off, for the last five hours. We've just finished a period where there was a couple of hours of not really much activity. She's just getting to the point now where she's having some pretty regular and strong contractions. Kaitlyn is entering the advanced stages of labour.

Birth of Twin Tiger Cubs...

 the countless generations who have labored before him in this 600 year old tannery I knew about the smell because before dropping out of school I used to come help my father in the tannery my first time here the smell was terrible I felt like I was suffocating I couldn't

Tanner PIPE Dangerous Jobs

 the countless generations who have labored before hemmed in this 600 year old tannery I knew about the smell because before dropping out of school I used to come help my father in the tannery my first time here the smell was terrible I felt like I was suffocating I

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 They've also been seen to self-medicate, for example, chewing the leaves of medicinal trees to induce labour. These are skills a baby must learn and in turn pass on to the next generation. In fact, the saying an elephant never forgets is not so far from the truth.

Elephants Being...

 But his victory held an even deeper importance. In overcoming the chaotic and monstrous forces of the world, the hero swept away what remained of the Titans’ primordial order, reshaping it into one where humanity could thrive. Through his labors,

The myth of Hercules: 12...

 of what we think the universe might be like, using, essentially, some of the play principles and some of the design principles that, you know, humans have labored so hard to pick up, but apparently nature knew how to do at the beginning.

The design of the...

 to help our children find their way to survive and thrive in this brave new world? And with all the newfound wealth, should we not also make labors of love into careers and let elderly accompaniment or homeschooling become careers also?

How AI can save our...

 these are clearly ways of harnessing natural energy sources to save the labour of our own muscles and the most important part is a pair of cylindrical slabs the mill stones which turn over each other and grind that grain into

How to rebuild the world...

 I have seen labors of love deliver us. My life on the frontlines of fighting hate in America has been a study in what I've come to call revolutionary love. Revolutionary love is the choice to enter into labor