a factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal
disapproval If you describe a small factory as a sweatshop, you mean that many people work there in poor conditions for low pay. a small business, factory etc where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money - used to show disapproval
factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
{i} shop where employees work long hours under poor conditions and receive low wages