They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.是什么意思？

They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.

他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

wanted

adj. 受通缉的，被征求的；v. 缺少( want的过去式和过去分词 )，应该，打算，需要…在场；

例句
She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
她期待她父亲能够认罪。

docile

adj. 温顺的，驯服的，易驾驭的，驯化；

例句
...a docile and compliant workforce.
驯顺的工人们

workforce

n. 全体员工，（国家或行业等）劳动力，劳动大军，劳动人口；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。