labor camp
noun
1
: a penal colony where forced labor is performed
2
: a camp for migratory laborers
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Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
These problems, Herman noted, occurred when one person was under the control of another, such as in the context of prisons or labor camps or in certain families.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
Eventually, he was sentenced to 16 years in a labor camp.
—Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Montañez was the son of a Mexican immigrant and grew up in a migrant labor camp.
—CNN, 26 July 2024
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
These problems, Herman noted, occurred when one person was under the control of another, such as in the context of prisons or labor camps or in certain families.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
Eventually, he was sentenced to 16 years in a labor camp.
—Diamy Wang, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Montañez was the son of a Mexican immigrant and grew up in a migrant labor camp.
—CNN, 26 July 2024
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“Labor camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20camp. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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