sweatshop

[ swet-shop ]
/ ˈswɛtˌʃɒp /

noun

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

Origin of sweatshop

First recorded in 1865–70; sweat + shop

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British Dictionary definitions for sweatshop

sweatshop
/ (ˈswɛtˌʃɒp) /

noun

a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages

Cultural definitions for sweatshop

sweatshop

A small factory or shop in which employees are poorly paid and work under adverse conditions. Sweatshops were especially common in the garment industry during the early twentieth century.