sweatshop

[US]/'swetʃɒp/
[UK]/'swɛtʃɑp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. et sted, hvor ansatte udsættes for dårlige arbejdsforhold og lave lønninger
Word Forms

Real-world Examples

Maria Hernandez worked in an illegal, clandestine sweatshop before the earthquake and is now press chief for the union.

Maria Hernandez arbejdede i en ulovlig, hemmelig tekstilfabrik før jordskælvet, og er nu pressesjef for fagforeningen.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

And they don't love me because I'm a synthetic monokini made in a factory by a sweatshop baby.

Og de elsker mig ikke, fordi jeg er en syntetisk bikini, der er lavet i en fabrik af en tekstilarbejder-baby.

Source: "Reconstructing a Lady" Original Soundtrack

A high proportion will be from ethnic minorities, many being employed illegally at low wage levels and under sweatshop conditions.

En stor andel vil være fra etniske minoriteter, mange bliver ansat ulovligt til lave lønniveauer og under dårlige arbejdsforhold.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 4 (All 60 lessons)

Now you should be thinking, like, sweatshops, New York City.

Nu skulle du tænke, som, tekstilfabrikker, New York City.

Source: Radio Laboratory

If they're working in a sweatshop, that is.

Hvis de arbejder i en tekstilfabrik, det er.

Source: South Park Season 01

Many of these children went out to work in  sweatshops and other unregulated workplaces.

Mange af disse børn gik ud for at arbejde i tekstilfabrikker og andre uregulerede arbejdspladser.

Source: Charming history

Sounds very fair. the sweatshops could learn a thing or two.

Det lyder meget fair. Tekstilfabrikkerne kunne lære en eller to ting.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 1

Sounds like a sweatshop, Dad. -No, I'll give her a little fan.

Det lyder som en tekstilfabrik, far. -Nej, jeg vil give hende en lille ventilator.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 2

Among those hardest hit by the quake were women garment workers, who worked in sweatshops concentrated in the heart of Mexico City.

Blandt dem, der blev hårdest ramt af jordskælvet, var kvindelige tekstilarbejdere, der arbejdede i tekstilfabrikker koncentreret i hjertet af Mexico City.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

Do you realize, by owning a 3D printer, we are reclaiming the manufacturing process and taking jobs back from sweatshops in China?

Indser du, at vi ved at eje en 3D-printer genvinder produktionsprocessen og tager job tilbage fra tekstilfabrikker i Kina?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

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