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Sweatshop
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a workplace, particularly one in which people produce clothing items, with poor conditions where workers are paid very low wages
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
sweatshops
Examples
The fashion industry has faced criticism for its use of sweatshops, where workers are often subjected to long hours, low pay, and unsafe working conditions.
Lexical Tree
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