Wage Labourers

Famous quotes containing the words wage and/or labourers:

“Most women without children spend much more time than men on housework; with children, they devote more time to both housework and child care. Just as there is a wage gap between men and women in the workplace, there is a “leisure gap” between them at home. Most women work one shift at the office or factory and a “second shift” at home.”
—Arlie Hochschild (20th century)

“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 9:37.

Jesus, on the lack of proselytizers to the multitude, before sending out his apostles endowed with healing powers. Also in Luke 10:2, “The harvest truly is great ......”