Ethically disputed working conditions

unwanted sexual attention or advances

exploitation of children through any form of work

work people are employed in, but against their will

overtime work schedule in Mainland China, 9AM-9PM, 6 days per week

dependence on wages or salary

descriptor of a service that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week

thumb|right|upright=1.25|A sweatshop in the United States c. 1890 A sweatshop or sweat factory is a cramped workplace with very poor and/or illegal working conditions, including little to no breaks, inadequate work space, insufficient lighting and ventilation, or uncomfortably or dangerously high or low temperatures. The work may be difficult, tiresome, dangerous, climatically challenging, or underpaid. Employees in sweatshops may work long hours with unfair wages, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage; child labor laws may also be violated. Women make up 85 to 90% of swe

harmful mistreatment of others in workplace

abuse of people in the workplace for profit

thumb|McDonald's staff in Quezon City, Philippines "McJob" is a slang term for a low-paying, low-prestige dead-end job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of advancement. The term "McJob" comes from the name of the fast-food restaurant McDonald's, but is used to describe any low-status jobregardless of employerwhere little training is required, staff turnover is high, and workers' activities are tightly regulated by managers.

Japanese term for a business that exploits its employees

Presenteeism or working while sick is the act or culture of employees continuing to work as a performative measure, despite having reduced productivity levels or negative consequences. Reduced productivity during presenteeism is often due to illness, injury, exhaustion, or other conditions, but presenteeism can also describe working while contagiously sick, which has the added risk of creating a workplace epidemic.

Type of employment relationship involving non-permanent freelance work with payment based on piece work

Overwork in the video game industry

non-standard employment poorly paid, insecure, unprotected, and cannot support a household

surveillance of workers' activity

term used in U.S. labor law

when an employee resigns as a result of the employer creating an intolerable work environment for that employee

workplace environment that is difficult or uncomfortable for a person to work in due to inappropriate actions of management or coworkers