After consulting Webster's Dictionary, I discovered that "sweatshop" is in fact part of standard English, and not slang. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: February 11, 2001 - February 17, 2001 Archives] Reference
To these people, unbelievable as it sounds to us spoiled Western civilization kids, the sweatshop is a positive force in their lives. From Wordnik.com. [Nailed!] Reference
It sounds harsh, but the worst sweatshop is probably a lot better than what most Haitians have at present. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Mud Cakes] Reference
Tell me what you mean when you use the word sweatshop to apply to white collar workers in the United States?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2003] Reference
Authorities say many Chinese are working in sweatshop-like conditions that break European laws, and that many businesses don't pay taxes. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient Italian Town Turns Against Chinese Migrants] Reference
The sweatshop was a stuffy room with but a single door. From Wordnik.com. [Ballad of the Triangle Fire] Reference
Tell me, how difficult was it to find this so-called sweatshop in the first place?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2007] Reference
"Investment banking has always been known as a sweatshop," said one Wall Street associate. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the Spartacus Who Roused Slaves in Salomon Revolt] Reference
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Fox sued by 'sweatshop' TV writers. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Fox sued by 'sweatshop' TV writers] Reference
He was still smarting with indignation over that "sweatshop" horror. From Wordnik.com. [For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store] Reference
Could this have been any lower ten years earlier, when the "sweatshop" story broke?. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Ballinger: The Corporate Social Responsibility Farce] Reference
This is the origin of the word "sweatshop," and it's different than its modern meaning. From Wordnik.com. [what i'm reading: triangle, the fire that changed america] Reference
PS: We had a small "sweatshop" my parents did the sweating selling to the popular class. From Wordnik.com. [My Class Autobiography, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Complaining about "sweatshop" labor is very much in vogue around here, here being near the home office of Wal-Mart. From Wordnik.com. ["The miasma of toxic stink leaves you gasping, breezes batter you with filth, and even the rats look forlorn."] Reference
But we need to revise our notion of what makes for a "sweatshop" to deal with the new realities of the 21st century. From Wordnik.com. [Foxconn's Woes] Reference
Exposes about long hours, child labor and toxic glues at factories used by Nike first linked it to the "sweatshop" charge in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Swoosh Wars] Reference
Worked in sweatshop and factory 14 hours a day. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Letters and the New Canadian] Reference
He refuted claims that the Shenzhen factory was a "sweatshop". From Wordnik.com. [DV Hardware] Reference
Apple vows to address 'sweatshop' style conditions in factories. From Wordnik.com. [Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions] Reference
I hope the employees won't have to work in 'sweatshop' conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Joystiq] Reference
This is the very definition of a "sweatshop," in which maximum profit is. From Wordnik.com. [GlobalResearch.ca]
He finds that the "sweatshop" jobs pay quite well compared to the alternatives. From Wordnik.com. [Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It's the same reason people line up for "sweatshop" jobs in developing countries. From Wordnik.com. [Random feeds from Syndic8.com] Reference
Given the pay and benefits, Foxconn shouldn't be considered a "sweatshop," magazine. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
What kind of sweatshop was their "oppressive hipster-in-chief" (a local blog's designation) running?. From Wordnik.com. [Gawker] Reference
Or, there are places where working in a "sweatshop" is a huge step in the right direction for people. From Wordnik.com. [QandO] Reference
The fact that "sweatshop" conditions exist in this day and age and the government supports it is appalling. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
They dream about these "sweatshop" jobs, working indoors with a chance to earn real money and not die under the wheels of garbage trucks. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Yesterday, it was reported that Foxconn's exec met with reporters about the rash of suicides, adding that the factory is not a "sweatshop". From Wordnik.com. [Kotaku] Reference
'sweatshop' and a kid who wants to contribute to his family and further himself. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
'sweatshop' units (some in one room workshops) supply nearly 70 per cent of the shoes in India's domestic market. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It is not right to portray Mauritius as a sweatshop island. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Yet is it really a sweatshop if none of the workers is complaining?. From Wordnik.com. [The Internet is the New Sweatshop] Reference
LAST YEAR, AFTER the Wal-Mart sweatshop fiasco, she said she felt betrayed. From Wordnik.com. [Caught Out Of Bounds] Reference
They would set the "industry standard" for sweatshop reform, and promote it with Nike's famous attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Swoosh Wars] Reference
By 1998 the sweatshop cause had taken hold on U.S. campuses, mingling on occasion with union protests at Niketowns. From Wordnik.com. [Swoosh Wars] Reference
Shares were falling, morale was tanking and sweatshop activists were at the gate with a 40-foot cutout of Knight, "corporate villain.". From Wordnik.com. [Swoosh Wars] Reference
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