Sharan Burrow

The competitive pressure to produce, buy, and sell to our global multi-national companies is so intense that contractors in supply chains are motivated to pay low wages, intensify exploitative conditions, keep workers fearful with insecure work contracts, or simply sack workers who have formed a union to fight back.

Welsh Activist

Brian Behlendorf

Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one.

American Scientist

Wagner Moura

I believe that modern slavery is the most outrageous assault on the rights of an individual. It is something that touches me deeply because I grew up in rural Brazil and could see first-hand how poverty forced people to work in harsh, exploitative conditions.

Brazilian Actor

John McDonnell

To be effective in tackling poverty wages, a living wage has to be mandatory and basic trade union rights should be restored so workers can protect themselves from exploitative employers.

British Politician

Mira Sorvino

I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.

American Actress

John Barton

Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.

Canadian Poet

Martin Parr

Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that I do so. My conscience is clear.

British Photographer

Carol Bellamy

It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.

American Educator

Arvind Kejriwal

We fought against British not because of the color of their skin but also because of the exploitative character of their government.

Indian Politician

John Tiffany

I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.

English Director

Used in contexts where power imbalance allows for exploitation, often in workplaces or personal relationships.

Power Dynamics

Carries a negative tone, implying harm or injustice towards the exploited party.

Negative Emotion

Often used to describe unfair economic practices, such as low wages or poor working conditions.

Economic Injustice

Used when someone is seen as improperly making money from another's misfortune or from a disaster.

Profit from Tragedy

Indicates a sensational or shocking spin on events, often for attracting viewers or readers.

Sensationalism Alert

Implies a lack of sensitivity or respect for the gravity or complexity of a situation.

Lack of Tact

 And they made it very clear to me about their fears of exploitation, that every time there was a magazine article that came out about a kid with albinism, it was a story about a victim. It was sad, or it was exploitative, or sensational — never positive, always negative. And I said, "Okay, well then, what do we do here?"

Rick Guidotti: From...

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Exploitative