Usage Note
Sfruttamento derives from sfruttare (to exploit, to make use of) and covers both negative exploitation of people (sfruttamento del lavoro) and neutral resource use (sfruttamento delle risorse). Context determines whether the connotation is negative or merely utilitarian. It is always masculine.
Examples
"Il sindacato lotta contro lo sfruttamento dei lavoratori."
Natural Translation
The union fights against the exploitation of workers.
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