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Working is the making of desirable changes in the environment through human activity. Work can be both physical and mental.
Economically speaking, one is talking about labor. A distinction is made between paid and unpaid work. Unpaid work for third parties without coercion is called voluntary work. Unpaid work for third parties in which there is a coercion is called slavery. Work in people under the age of 12 is called child labor.
A distinction is made between employers and employees. An employee is someone who does paid work. An employer is a natural person through whose work there is paid work for others, or a legal person in which employees are employed.
In the Netherlands an employee is also called a worker. However, the term "worker" is often obsolete. Most commonly, the term "worker" is still used to designate someone who performs physical work, for example the port worker.
Belgian labor legislation makes a clear distinction between workers (traditional workers) and servants (traditional chief workers). This distinction relates in particular to social laws, notice periods and the like.
In most Western countries, labor relations are regulated by law. Workers have the right to unite in unions.
Two thirds of Dutch households work both partners. In one third only one of them works. Usually this is the man, but in a quarter of the cases the woman is Also see WikiWoordenboek
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