sweating system

American  

noun

1. the practice of employing workers in sweatshops.

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Etymology

Origin of sweating system

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The true sweating system with all its dire effects upon the health of the worker, and threatening the very existence of the home, was in full force.

From The Trade Union Woman by Henry, Alice

There are in the Boston Public Library five ponderous volumes containing the evidence taken before a commission, appointed by the English House of Lords, to examine into the sweating system of Great Britain.

From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Banks, Louis Albert

The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.

From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert

One of the speakers had alluded to the evil part in the sweating system which is played by the highly paid "speeders."

From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert

Thus one of the most glaring evils of the sweating system is seen to form a distinct economic advantage in the workshop, as compared with the large factory.

From Problems of Poverty by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)