wage labor; labor sold as a commodity
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wage labor; labor sold as a commodity
formalA Marxist economic term describing the condition where workers sell their labor power to capitalists who own the means of production, generating surplus value.
Zài在
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
shēng生
chǎn产
fāng方
shì式
zhōng中
，
gù雇
yōng佣
láo劳
dòng动
shì是
jī基
chǔ础
。
In the capitalist mode of production, wage labor is fundamental.
Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
fēn分
xī析
le了
gù雇
yōng佣
láo劳
dòng动
rú如
hé何
chuàng创
zào造
shèng剩
yú余
jià价
zhí值
。
Marx analyzed how wage labor creates surplus value.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shè社
huì会
guān关
xì系
jiāng将
gōng工
rén人
de的
gù雇
yōng佣
láo劳
dòng动
biàn变
chéng成
le了
shāng商
pǐn品
。
This social relation transforms workers' labor into a commodity.