gangmaster

Labor gang supervisor

A gangmaster is a person who recruits, organizes, and supervises groups of laborers—typically for agricultural work, food processing, or other manual jobs.

The term is chiefly British and often carries negative connotations, associated with exploitation of migrant workers through poor wages, unsafe conditions, or debt bondage: The gangmaster took a cut of every worker's pay.

supervision

foreman

Worker who directs others

supervisorOne who directs workers
bossWorkplace superior
taskmasterStrict work supervisor

coordinator · overseer · manager · superintendent · direction · scheduling · enforcement · authority · command · control

exploitation

trafficking

Illegal transport for profit

bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
coercionPressured compliance through threats
underpayCompensate inadequately

overwork · sweatshop · extortion · vulnerable · precarious · abuse · deceive · manipulate · subjugate · enslave

labor

migrant

One who relocates

seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
agriculturalOf farming practices
pickingAct of selecting

harvesting · planting · fieldwork · crew · workforce · casual · temporary · recruitment · contracting · packhouse

Opposites

labor hierarchy

gangmastermigrant worker

Person relocating for employment

day laborer · agricultural worker · seasonal worker · subordinate · laborer

employment legitimacy

gangmasterunion representative

Advocate for organized workers

employment agency

role in labor supply chain

gangmastergrower

One who raises plants

Family

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