sweatshop
noun
sweat·shop
ˈswet-ˌshäp 
: a shop or factory in which employees work for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions
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The film’s titular character is a gifted 9-year-old who works at a sweatshop with her older sister, Palak, toiling for long hours with only one 15-minute break per shift.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
After an episode is put to bed at 1 a.m. on a Sunday, the cast and staff have one meager day to recuperate before coming to the office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to do it all over again at a pace that would make a sweatshop owner wince.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie, inspired by true events, follows a young boy from Mexico who is trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Like other on- and offline fast-fashion retailers, Boohoo has been trying to move on from a series of sweatshop scandals.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
After an episode is put to bed at 1 a.m. on a Sunday, the cast and staff have one meager day to recuperate before coming to the office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to do it all over again at a pace that would make a sweatshop owner wince.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie, inspired by true events, follows a young boy from Mexico who is trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Like other on- and offline fast-fashion retailers, Boohoo has been trying to move on from a series of sweatshop scandals.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshop. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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sweatshop
noun
sweat·shop
-ˌshäp
: a shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions
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