sweatshop

Example Sentences

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Workers at a Houston, Texas facility that processes repairs for Apple, Dell, and Lenovo reportedly say they are working in “sweatshop” conditions, according to a story from Insider.

From The Verge

The cargo is curious: candy-colored strips, strings and scraps composed mostly of synthetic polymers from factories — some say sweatshops in places such as Sri Lanka and Jordan.

From Los Angeles Times

The brand has been widely and justifiably criticized for years now for its transphobia and body-shaming, not to mention its uncomfortable undergarments and numerous sweatshop labor controversies.

From Salon

The pump murders the loafer who keeps her locked up, Mrs. Rochester-style, and then ventures into the forbidden realm of male shoes, imagined here as a cross between a smoking lounge and a sweatshop.

From New York Times

But it was seemingly doomed from the outset after a report came out accusing the family of using sweatshops with squalid conditions to manufacture their products.

From Los Angeles Times