sweatshop

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Both leaders famously clawed their way to the top from unlikely beginnings -- Lee worked in a sweatshop to support his family, while Lula dropped out of school to sell peanuts and shine shoes.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

They lived for a while in Harlem while his mother worked in a sweatshop and got by with the help of food stamps.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

In Hong Kong, Mr Lai worked in a garment sweatshop and taught himself English.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

In 1994, freshly out of law school, Su led the first of 72 Thai garment workers to freedom after their rescue from an El Monte sweatshop and subsequent detention by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

When my mother was three months pregnant with my younger sister, Caroline, she was arrested in a sweatshop raid and spent three days in an immigration jail.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat