Meaning & use
Sweatshop
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A factory or workshop where employees work long hours for very low wages under poor conditions.
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The documentary exposed the brutal conditions inside overseas sweatshops.
Consumers are increasingly boycotting brands linked to sweatshop labor.
A note on using this word
The term dates to the 19th century, referring to labor extracted through a 'sweating system' of subcontracted piecework.
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