The main characteristic of unpaid work is that it's not directly paid or remunerated.

无偿工作的主要特点是没有直接报酬。

It affects how we steer economies to produce more of some activities, less of others, how we also remunerate some activities more than others.

这影响着我们如何引导经济去生产更多这种活动，减少那种活动，这影响我们某些活动的报酬比其他活动高。

You can say, " Well, I'm a plumber but I get remunerated for my services. I get a good pay doing what I do."

你可以说，“嗯，我是一个水管工，但是我的服务是有报酬的。我的工作报酬很高。”

Plus, since the pandemic and resultant labour shortages hit, employers are increasingly aware that skilled people are steering well clear of poorly remunerated work.

另外，由于疫情导致的劳动力短缺，雇主们也越来越意识到，技术人员正在远离低薪工作。

The cost of living in Australia may be super-high, but Aussie workers tend to be handsomely remunerated.

澳大利亚的生活成本可能超高，但澳大利亚工人往往能获得丰厚的报酬。

(She proceeded to remunerate your columnist with a free haircut.) In a world of business that is increasingly dominated by amorphous, ever-changing markets, the interaction might sound familiar to managers, and many of their subordinates.

（然后她用一次免费理发给笔者付了酬劳。）在一个越来越被无定形的、不断变化的市场所主导的商业世界里，管理者和他们的许多下属可能对这种互动感觉很熟悉。