A sweatshop or sweat factory is a crowded workplace with very poor or illegal working conditions, including little to no breaks, inadequate work space, insufficient lighting and ventilation, or uncomfortably or dangerously high or … 展开

19th and early 20th centuries
Many workplaces through history have been crowded, low-paying, and without job security; but the concept of a sweatshop originated between 1830 … 展开

Fast fashion
A trend called "fast fashion" is believed to contribute towards the rise of sweatshops. Fast fashion refers to "rapid reorders and new orders that retailers now exert as they discern sales trends in real time" (Ross, 2015) To keep up with … 展开

History
19th and early 20th centuries
Some of the earliest sweatshop critics were found in the 19th-century abolitionist movement that had originally coalesced in opposition to chattel slavery, and many abolitionists saw … 展开

The phrase sweatshop was coined in 1850, meaning a factory or workshop where workers are treated unfairly, for example, by having low … 展开

World-famous fashion brands such as H&M, Nike, Adidas and Uniqlo have all been criticized for their use of sweatshops. In 2015, anti-sweatshop protesters marched against the Japanese fast-fashion brand Uniqlo in Hong Kong. Along with the Japanese anti … 展开

Child labour
Child labour is one of the most serious impacts that sweatshops have brought. According to the 展开