At the turn of the twentieth century, a sweatshop was

The exploitation factories were factories that usually hired children, immigrants and pregnant women, these factories were characterized by their long working hours, paying very low wages, having very poor working conditions and not respecting labor regulations. These types of factories caused great damage to their workers, they only changed with the appearance of the organized labor movement.

if you are talking about current time the answer is no

if you are talking about when the colonies were developing the answer is yes