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sweatshop

/ˈswet.ʃɒp/

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noun

/ˈswet.ʃɒp/B2formal
  • ruФабрика или рабочее место, где сотрудники работают долгие часы за очень низкую плату, часто в плохих условиях, и им обычно запрещают организовываться или создавать профсоюзы; эта практика особенно распространена в швейной промышленности.

A factory or workplace where employees work long hours for very low pay, often under poor conditions, and are typically prevented from organizing or forming unions; this practice is especially common in the clothing industry.

  1. Exploitative workplaceB2formal

    A factory or workshop where employees work long hours for low wages, often in poor conditions and without the right to unionize.

    ruПотогонная мастерская

    • Many clothing brands have been accused of using sweatshops in developing countries.
    • Workers in sweatshops often face unsafe conditions and unfair treatment.
    • Activists are campaigning to end the use of sweatshops in the fashion industry.
Forms
  • sweatshops plural form
  • sweatshops' possessive plural form
  • sweatshop's possessive singular form