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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Like other on- and offline fast-fashion retailers, Boohoo has been trying to move on from a series of sweatshop scandals.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
The film, written and directed by Mohit Ramchandani, tells the story of a young Mexican farmer who travels to L.A. with the promise of training at a soccer camp, only to realize he’s been sold to a sweatshop.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
This reporter never thought that their humble Colombian immigrant grandmother, who sewed garments in New York sweatshops, could have been three and four generations removed from slave owners.
—Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
From mafia style business practices to sweatshop labor, not to even mention the environmental costs.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
The film, written and directed by Mohit Ramchandani, tells the story of a young Mexican farmer who travels to L.A. with the promise of training at a soccer camp, only to realize he’s been sold to a sweatshop.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
This reporter never thought that their humble Colombian immigrant grandmother, who sewed garments in New York sweatshops, could have been three and four generations removed from slave owners.
—Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
From mafia style business practices to sweatshop labor, not to even mention the environmental costs.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshop. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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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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