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’re not really sweatshops, but they’re as close as you can get to them,” Menon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
At the moment, someone might be driving an SUV, might be eating lots of meat and might buying clothes that were made in sweatshops.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2023
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
Those hired overseas experienced their own problems, however, because outsourcing often led to the rise of sweatshops, factories where poorly paid workers labor in dangerous environments.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Shirts and trousers without the union label came from sweatshops like the one where Fannie had worked.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
