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sweatshop
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sweat·shop  (swtshp)
n.
A shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under poor conditions.
sweatshop [ˈswɛtˌʃɒp]
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages
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Noun1.sweatshopsweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
Translations
sweatshop [ˈswɛtʃɒp] n → usine f à sueur usine où les employés sont sous-payés et soumis à des conditions de travail extrêmement dures


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