yào
láo
dòng

technical
economics

Meaning of 必要劳动

必要劳动 means necessary labor (the portion of labor needed to sustain the worker and their family, as opposed to surplus labor). Pronounced bì yào láo dòng.

  • necessary labor (the portion of labor needed to sustain the worker and their family, as opposed to surplus labor)

Definitions & Examples

Zài
běn
zhǔ
shēng
chǎn
guān
zhōng
 
gōng
rén
chuàng
zào
de
láo
dòng
jià
zhí
fèn
shì
yào
láo
dòng
 
fèn
shì
shèng
láo
dòng
 

In capitalist production relations, the value created by workers is partly necessary labor and partly surplus labor.

běn
jiā
zǒng
shì
shì
yán
cháng
gōng
zuò
de
jué
duì
cháng
 
cóng
ér
suō
yào
láo
dòng
 
kuò
shèng
láo
dòng
 

Capitalists always try to extend the absolute length of the working day, thereby compressing necessary labor and expanding surplus labor.

Zhè
ge
gài
niàn
jiē
shì
le
běn
jiā
xuē
gōng
rén
shèng
jià
zhí
de
 

This concept reveals the secret of how capitalists exploit workers' surplus value.

gāo
láo
dòng
shēng
chǎn
jiǎn
shǎo
shè
huì
zǒng
chǎn
pǐn
zhōng
de
yào
láo
dòng
fèn
é
 

Increasing labor productivity can reduce the share of necessary labor in total social product.

yào
láo
dòng
shí
jiān
shì
suí
zhe
shēng
huó
liào
jià
zhí
de
biàn
huà
ér
biàn
huà
de
 

The time of necessary labor changes with the value of the means of subsistence.