labor intensive
/ˈleɪbər ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
adjective
- Requiring a lot of work or many workers to produce something, rather than machines or technology.
- Building a stone wall by hand is a labor-intensive process.
- The company moved its labor-intensive assembly line to a country with lower wages.
- Farming was once very labor-intensive, but now machines do most of the work.
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