SWEATSHOPS/CHILD LABOR  

Child Labor: "Work done by persons under the age eighteen that is harmful to them for being abusive, exploitive, hazardous or otherwise contrary to their best interests."

(International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, REF H40.A2 I5 2008)

Sweatshop: "The term is used to describe factories where workers toil under hazardous conditions for illegal subminimum wages. These workers are frequently held captive by their employers and often verbally and physically abused by supervisors."

(The Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics, HF5387.O95 2010)

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