Sweatshop
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| - | The term ''[[exploitation]]'' has two distinct meanings, one which is neutral and another which is pejorative. The neutral usage is restricted to "the act of utilizing something for any purpose. In this case, exploit is a synonym for ''use'': e.g. the author has the right to exploit his copyrights in the way he chooses." The pejorative usage is defined as "the act of utilizing something in an [[justice|unjust]], [[cruel]] or [[selfish]] manner for one's own advantage. | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | '''Sweatshop''' (or '''sweat factory''') is a [[connotation|negatively connoted]] term for any [[workplace|working environment]] considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous. Sweatshop workers often work long hours for very low pay, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a [[minimum wage]]. [[Child labour]] laws may be violated. Sweatshops may have hazardous materials and situations. Employees may be subject to employer abuse without an easy way, if any way, to protect themselves. |
| - | *[[Exploitation culture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Exploitation film]] | + | The U.S. [[Government Accountability Office]] defines a sweatshop as an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor law governing minimum wage and overtime, [[child labor]], industrial homework, [[occupational safety and health]], worker’s compensation or industry regulation. |
| - | *[[Exploitation fiction]] | + | |
| - | == Forms of human exploitation == | + | |
| - | *[[Child labor]] | + | |
| - | *[[Child sexual exploitation]] | + | |
| - | *[[Forced labour]] | + | |
| - | *[[Human trafficking]] | + | |
| - | *[[Debt bondage]] | + | |
| - | *[[Trafficking of children]] | + | |
| - | *[[Forced prostitution]] | + | |
| - | *[[Corporate abuse]] | + | |
| - | *[[Cruelty to animals]] | + | |
| - | *[[Exploitation of natural resources]] | + | |
| - | *[[Free trade]] | + | |
| - | *[[Globalization]] | + | |
| - | *[[Indentured servant]] | + | |
| - | *[[International child abduction]] | + | |
| - | *[[Sharecropping]] | + | |
| - | *[[Slavery]] | + | |
| - | *[[Sweatshop]] | + | |
| - | *[[Unequal exchange]] | + | |
| - | *[[Wage slavery]] | + | |
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Sweatshop (or sweat factory) is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous. Sweatshop workers often work long hours for very low pay, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage. Child labour laws may be violated. Sweatshops may have hazardous materials and situations. Employees may be subject to employer abuse without an easy way, if any way, to protect themselves.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office defines a sweatshop as an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor law governing minimum wage and overtime, child labor, industrial homework, occupational safety and health, worker’s compensation or industry regulation.
