Along with goods manufactured using child labour, some of the developed countries have started to boycott goods manufactured in developing countries using sweat labour. Sweat labour implies goods produced by

Sweat labour, often associated with 'sweatshops', refers to a production environment characterized by extremely poor working conditions. According to the Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, a sweatshop is defined as a workplace providing subsistence wages under harsh conditions, including long hours. Britannica further clarifies that these environments involve unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions, poverty-level wages, and management systems that neglect the human factor of labour [1]. While sweatshops frequently employ women and children [1], and often require shifts exceeding 14-16 hours, the core definition used by international bodies and developed countries for boycotting purposes focuses on the violation of multiple labor standards, specifically occupational safety, health, and basic human dignity [2]. Therefore, sweat labour implies goods produced by labourers working in inhuman or unhealthy conditions, encompassing safety hazards, lack of ventilation, and physical or verbal abuse.

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1. [1] https://www.britannica.com/topic/sweatshop
2. [2] https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2007/2/overseas-sweatshop-abuses-their-impact-on-u.s-workers-and-the-need-for-anti-sweatshop-legislation