"wage theft" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wage theft (uncountable)
  1. The illegal withholding of wages or denial of benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee. Wikipedia link: wage theft Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Corruption, Crime Translations (illegal withholding of wages): 盜竊工資 /盗窃工资 (dàoqiè gōngzī) (Chinese Mandarin), 盗窃工资 (dàoqiè gōngzī) (Chinese Mandarin), palkan maksamatta jättäminen (Finnish), kradzież zarobku [feminine] (Polish), robo de salarios (Spanish), ücret hırsızlığı (Turkish)
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