sweatshop

sweat·shop

 (swĕt′shŏp′)

n.

A shop or factory in which employees work long hours at low wages under poor conditions.

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sweatshop

(ˈswɛtˌʃɒp)

n

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages

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sweat•shop

(ˈswɛtˌʃɒp)

n.

a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.

[1865–70]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sweatshop - 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

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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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