The specific type or method of work that is performed by individuals in a particular region or industry.
Related terms
Slavery: A system where individuals are owned by other people and forced to work without pay.
Indentured Servitude: A contractual agreement where a person works for someone else for a specific period in exchange for something like passage to a new country.
Sharecropping: An agricultural system where landowners provide the land and farming tools while tenant farmers provide the labor and receive a portion of the crop produced.