There is not really a set definition for what a sweatshop is. Instead, a sweatshop is considered any workplace that does not do the following: provide safe working conditions, provide workers with benefits, or provide workers with living wages (wages that, unlike minimum wages, are substantial enough so that the worker can afford basic necessities and healthcare). Basically, any workplace that exploits its workers in an extreme manner can be labeled as a sweatshop.
In sweatshops, workers labor for about 60-80 hours a week and are not paid salaries that can afford them basic things, such as food. In sweatshops, workers are often harassed and forced to work overtime. They work in unsafe conditions, and, in some situations, have to deal with materials such as solvents, toxic chemical paints, and glues with their bare hands (dosomething.org).
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