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Recent Examples of sweatshopThe 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 Like other on- and offline fast-fashion retailers, Boohoo has been trying to move on from a series of sweatshop scandals.—Samantha Conti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop
Nippon Steel intends to invest up to $4 billion in establishing a new steel mill, with the overall agreement projected to generate 70,000 jobs and contribute $14 billion to the U.S. economy within 14 months.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Modern industrial operations are far cleaner than Chicago’s old mills and factories, which dumped toxic waste near low-income communities like the Altgeld Gardens public housing development, which Hazel Johnson resided in, leading to elevated rates of respiratory and cardiac ailments.
Each bottle of perfume is made by hand in their workshop following authentic traditions of French haute perfumerie.
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Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Advocacy organizations that defend immigrant rights such as the Rural & Migrant Ministry and the Finger Lakes Rapid Response Network have held workshops to teach immigrants about their legal rights and to discourage them from spreading panic with unverified reports.
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