Minka or Mink'a (Quechua), hispanicized Minca or Minga is a type of traditional communal work in the Andes in favor of the whole community (ayllu).
Minka can be practiced for several purposes, such as the construction of communal facilities or harvest on communal lands. Participants are traditionally paid in kind. Minca is still practiced in indigenous communities in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, especially among Quechuas and Aymaras.
In Ecuador, the word is pronounced minga in Ecuadorian Kichwa and local Spanish.