Steady Supply of Labor

Definition

The consistent availability of workers to meet the labor demands in a specific industry or region.

Related terms

Encomienda System: A Spanish colonial practice that granted land and Native American labor to Spanish colonists.

African Slave Trade: The forced transportation and enslavement of Africans to work on plantations and in mines during the colonial period.

Repartimiento System: A system used by the Spanish colonial government to distribute indigenous labor for public service or private enterprises.