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Recent Examples of sweatshop
During the 1990s and 2000s, for example, protests on college campuses over Nike’s use of sweatshop labor forced the company to raise the minimum age for hiring new workers at shoe factories to 18 and allow human rights groups to inspect factory conditions in Asia.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The film’s titular character is a gifted 9-year-old who works at a sweatshop with her older sister, Palak, toiling for long hours with only one 15-minute break per shift.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
After an episode is put to bed at 1 a.m. on a Sunday, the cast and staff have one meager day to recuperate before coming to the office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to do it all over again at a pace that would make a sweatshop owner wince.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie, inspired by true events, follows a young boy from Mexico who is trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The film’s titular character is a gifted 9-year-old who works at a sweatshop with her older sister, Palak, toiling for long hours with only one 15-minute break per shift.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
After an episode is put to bed at 1 a.m. on a Sunday, the cast and staff have one meager day to recuperate before coming to the office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to do it all over again at a pace that would make a sweatshop owner wince.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The movie, inspired by true events, follows a young boy from Mexico who is trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
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The group, which prints mono-material, single-piece shoes, currently operates 60 3D printers and is building out a factory in Ventura, Calif. that Graczyk said will house 4,000 printers at the end of the next two years.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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Nearly 40 years ago, the fading working-class neighborhood of Wynwood landed its first cadre of artists when a group fleeing rising rents in Coconut Grove moved their studios into a ramshackle Art Deco-era former commercial bread factory in the shadow of Interstate 95.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Pure sugar crystals and AHAs sourced from plants work to slough off skin, while natural botanical oils soothe and hydrate.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at the Chicago Botanic Garden at plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Clients are encouraged to source fabrics from regional mill partners so that fabric can stay local.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 June 2025
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In this former cotton mill town situated between Birmingham and Atlanta, the 1,100-student school district is the largest employer, Dr. Clemons says.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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Each day will feature a different workshop for lifestyle and personal development.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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The workshop fulfills two requirements toward certification as a DONA International Certified Birth Doula: Introduction to Childbirth and Doula Birth Training.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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