Wage slavery refers to a situation where a person is dependent for a livelihood on the wages earned, especially if the dependency is total and immediate.[1][2] The term is used to draw an analogy between slavery and some or all forms of wage labor. The two main uses of the term refer to either low wages or a lack of workers' control of the means of production, with the latter use historically preceding the former.[3] [4] This controversial latter use points to the similarities between owning and employing a person, and extends the term to cover a wide range of employment relationships in a hierarchical social environment with a limited set of job-related choices (e.g. working for a boss under threat of starvation, poverty or social stigma).[5][6][7][8] The term is often used by anti-capitalists (socialists, anarchists, and other groups), to express disapproval of a condition where a person feels compelled to work for a wage.[9]   «   Summary from Wikipedia