Which of the following is an example of a sweatshop?
A) Bane & Packhard, an American law firm, opened its branch in Taiwan as part of its business expansion strategy.
B) Rosenberg Inc., a pharmaceuticals company, bought the rights to manufacture and sell a fertility drug in Greenland from Kremline Pharmaceuticals.
C) Patron Wave, an electronic device manufacturing company, housed its employees in poor conditions and also overworked them.
D) Big Sell, a supermarket, sourced its canned fishes from Asia at a far lower price than most of its local competitors.
E) Mammoth InfoTech refused to increase the annual wages of its employees citing poor financial results in the last quarter.

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Patron Wave is an example of a sweatshop because they are housing their employees in poor conditions and overworking them. A sweatshop is a workplace where workers are subjected to extreme working conditions, such as low wages, long hours, unsafe or unhealthy conditions, and lack of benefits. The other options do not fit this definition of a sweatshop.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Sweatshop