work-camp
Forced labor site
A work-camp is a facility where people perform labor, often under compulsion.
The term covers a range of institutions—from voluntary summer programs where young people do community service projects to brutal forced-labor camps under authoritarian regimes: Soviet work-camps, The nonprofit runs a work-camp for teenagers building houses.
Context usually makes clear which sense applies.
Soldiers' residential building
- mess hallMilitary dining facility
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
fieldwork · forestry · brigade · shifts · laborers · mining · agriculture · construction
Prescribed course of treatment
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- drillHole-boring device
- conductManner of behaving
regulation · punctuality · rules · obedience · compliance · roll call · curfew · inspection
Curative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
support · rebuilding · independence · self-sufficiency · education · literacy · mentoring · guidance
Aid or maintenance
- missionPurpose-driven task
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- communityCollective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
charity · youth · church · civic · nonprofit · habitat · disaster relief · international
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
plantation · fieldwork · forestry · brigade · shifts · laborers · mining · agriculture · construction · manual labor
regimen
Prescribed course of treatment
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- drillHole-boring device
conduct · regulation · punctuality · rules · obedience · compliance · roll call · curfew · inspection · supervision
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
counseling · support · rebuilding · independence · self-sufficiency · education · literacy · mentoring · guidance · resocialization
service
Aid or maintenance
- missionPurpose-driven task
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- communityCollective of connected people
outreach · charity · youth · church · civic · nonprofit · habitat · disaster relief · international
work-campfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free society · home · civilian life
work-campleisure
Free time for relaxation
vacation · retirement · unemployment · worker cooperative · paid leave
work-campresort
Place for getaways
holiday camp · vacation · summer camp · retreat · spa
work, camp, works, worked, working, worker, workers, workable, workman