noun
sweatshop
A factory or workshop where workers are employed for long hours under poor conditions for very low wages.
そのブランドは搾取工場で服を作らせていると批判された。
The brand was criticized for having its clothes made in sweatshops.
Refers to exploitative companies in general, often in a Japanese white-collar context, while 搾取工場 specifically means a sweatshop with poor physical working conditions.
Compound of 搾取 (exploitation) and 工場 (factory). The term is a direct translation of the English 'sweatshop'.