noun
- factories or workshops where workers labor for long hours under poor conditions for low wages
Usage: plural form of sweatshop
Examples
- Many clothing brands have been criticized for using sweatshops in developing countries.
- Workers in sweatshops often face unsafe working conditions and extremely low pay.
- The documentary exposed the harsh realities of sweatshops in the textile industry.
- Labor activists campaign against companies that rely on sweatshops for production.
- Some consumers choose to boycott products made in sweatshops.
- The factory was shut down after investigators found it operating as one of many local sweatshops.