sweatshop
noun
a shop, small factory, or other workplace employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
sweatshops
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pluralof sweatshop.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They lost control over immigration after a series of scandals over sweatshops — clothing companies that came in to make “Made in U.S.A.”-labeled clothes but paid workers pennies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Major MNCs like Nike, Gap, Forever 21, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, and others have been harshly criticized for using sweatshops to produce their shoes and clothing lines.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
I got to see inside the sweatshop furniture industry and this whole new industrial economy of Los Angeles based on sweatshops.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2022
She bounced around from L.A. factory to L.A. factory, avoiding wage theft and dodging sweatshops, before finally finding a job as a buttonhole operator on a production line, earning a decent wage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Although I am sure that there are call centers that are operated like sweatshops, 24/7 is not one of them.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
