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The few months of hard labor can earn enough extra income to keep their homes running for the rest of the year.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Many are taken advantage of due to their lack of education, forced into hard labor on a rich man’s estate.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
In the Mesopotamian creation myth, the Anunnaki, the Big Gods, and the Igigi, the Little Gods, drew sticks to decide who would do the hard labor of digging the channel that would become the Euphrates river.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
In light of recent allegations, the holiday now pays tribute to generations of workers whose hard labor too often goes unseen.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Many are taken advantage of due to their lack of education, forced into hard labor on a rich man’s estate.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
In the Mesopotamian creation myth, the Anunnaki, the Big Gods, and the Igigi, the Little Gods, drew sticks to decide who would do the hard labor of digging the channel that would become the Euphrates river.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
In light of recent allegations, the holiday now pays tribute to generations of workers whose hard labor too often goes unseen.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Hard labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20labor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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