Sweatshop
Workplace that has socially unacceptable working conditions
Sweatshop
A sweatshop or sweat factory is defined as "a shop or factory in which employees work for long hours at low wages and under unhealthy conditions". Examples of unhealthy conditions include little to no breaks, inadequate work space, insufficient lighting and ventilation, or uncomfortably or dangerously high or low temperatures. The conditions in sweatshops have, in some cases, led to violations of laws on minimum wage, child labor, occupational safety and health, and sexual harassment. Sweatshops have also exacerbated the environmental impact of fashion. However, in some cases, sweatshops have increased the standard of living when compared with alternatives such as subsistence agriculture and sex work. Sweatshops have been credited for being the "first rung" in the economic transition that improved living conditions in the Four Asian Tigers beginning in the 1950s. Most sweatshops are currently located in India, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. The fashion industry is...
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