Definition
劳动改造 is a legal and political term in China referring to the practice of reforming criminals through compulsory labor, often abbreviated as 劳改. This system was central to China's correctional policy for decades and carries strong historical and ideological connotations. If you encounter it in historical or legal contexts, it refers to a form of punishment where inmates work on farms, factories, or construction projects as part of their sentence.
n.
reform through labor (a penal system requiring convicted criminals to perform forced labor)
Examples
- 劳动改造。Tā zài jiānyù lǐ jiēshòu le sān nián de láo dòng gǎi zào.He underwent three years of reform through labor in prison.
- 劳动改造。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le láo dòng gǎi zào zhìdù xià gèrén de mìngyùn.This novel depicts individual fates under the reform-through-labor system.
- 劳动改造2013。láo dòng gǎi zào zhèngcè zài 2013 nián jìnxíng le zhòngdà gǎigé.The reform-through-labor policy underwent a major reform in 2013.
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