No. 307 in Japanese
労働
Labor; work.
In a sentence
彼は毎日8時間の労働をしています。
He works 8 hours every day.
In this sentence, '労働' refers to the act of working daily for a set amount of hours, representing the concept of physical or mental work.
労働条件が改善されるべきだと思います。
I think the working conditions should be improved.
Here, '労働' is used to describe the environment and circumstances related to work, like working conditions or policies.
労働組合は労働者の権利を守るために活動しています。
Labor unions work to protect workers' rights.
In this context, '労働' is utilized to represent the collective concept of work and the workers involved in a societal or organizational context.
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