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sewing
(redirected from garment worker)

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sewing: see needlework needlework, work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery , quilting , smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace ), patchwork, and appliqué.
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In 1950 there were over a million garment workers in the U.
The female garment workers were lured to the labor camps, which are run by members of the Chinese Communist Party, with promises of wages extravagant by their standards, up to 60 percent of what their counterparts in the U.
18 an hour--below the minimum wage--according to a survey by the non-profit Garment Worker Center.
 
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