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sweated labour
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sweated labour
(noun)
sweated labour
noun
sweated labour
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SWEATED LABOUR
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people who work hard and in poor conditions for low pay
goods made cheaply by
sweated labour
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the type of work done by such people
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