• IntroductionPiece work
  • Context
  • Establishing a fair rate
  • HistoryGuild systemIndustrial Revolution
  • Criticism
  • Minimum wage
  • See also
  • References
  • External links
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Piece work

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Piece work or piecework is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed,[1] regardless of time.

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A family in New York City making dolls' clothes by piecework in 1912
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