1. a factory or workshop where workers are employed for long hours at low wages under poor conditions

Examples

• The clothing company was criticized for using sweatshops overseas.
• Workers in the sweatshop labored twelve hours a day for minimal pay.
• Labor activists protested against the unsafe conditions in local sweatshops.
• The documentary exposed how major brands rely on sweatshop labor.
• New regulations aim to prevent the operation of sweatshops in the textile industry.
• She refused to buy clothes made in sweatshops.