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	More articles: A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are engaged in penal labor. Labor camps have many common aspects with slavery Slavery Slavery is the social and legal designation of specific persons as property or chattel, for the purpose of providing labor and services for the owner without the right of the slave to refuse, or gain compensation.... and with prison Prison prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom .... s. Conditions at labor camps vary widely depending on the operators. During the reign of Stalinism Stalinism Stalinism is the political system and economic system named after Joseph Stalin, who implemented it in the Soviet Union.... , labor camps in the Soviet Union Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.... were officially called "Corrective labor camps." The term labor colony; more exactly, "Corrective labor colony", (?????????????-???????? ???????, ???), was also in use and referred to camps that housed prisoners with shorter average sentences. Notable labor camps The Nazis employed many slave laborers Forced labor in Germany during World War II Use of forced labor in Nazi Germany during World War II occurred on a large scale. It was an important part of the Economics of fascism#Political economy of Nazi Germany of conquered territories; it also contributed to the extermination of popu... . Discussion Ask a question about 'Labor camp' Start a new discussion about 'Labor camp' Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Timeline 1944 Holocaust: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners. Encyclopedia A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are engaged in penal labor. Labor camps have many common aspects with slavery Slavery Slavery is the social and legal designation of specific persons as property or chattel, for the purpose of providing labor and services for the owner without the right of the slave to refuse, or gain compensation.... and with prison Prison prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom .... s. Conditions at labor camps vary widely depending on the operators. During the reign of Stalinism Stalinism Stalinism is the political system and economic system named after Joseph Stalin, who implemented it in the Soviet Union.... , labor camps in the Soviet Union Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.... were officially called "Corrective labor camps." The term labor colony; more exactly, "Corrective labor colony", (?????????????-???????? ???????, ???), was also in use and referred to camps that housed prisoners with shorter average sentences. Notable labor camps Imperial Russia operated a system of remote Siberia Siberia Siberia is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of North Asia. It extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of both Mo... n forced labor camps as part of its regular judicial system, called katorga Katorga Katorga was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm type in Imperial Russia. Prisoners were sent to remote camps in vast uninhabited areas of Siberia -where voluntary laborers were never available in satisfactory numbers- and forced to p... . Soviet Russia Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.... took over the already extensive katorga Katorga Katorga was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm type in Imperial Russia. Prisoners were sent to remote camps in vast uninhabited areas of Siberia -where voluntary laborers were never available in satisfactory numbers- and forced to p... system and expanded it immensely, eventually organizing the Gulag Gulag Gulag is an acronym for ??????? ?????????? ????????????????????? ??????? ? ???????, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-trudovykh Lagerey i kolonii", "The Chief Directorate [or Administration] of Correc... to run the camps. In 1954, a year after Stalin's death, the new Soviet government of Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchyov was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin.... began to release political prisoners and close down the camps. By the end of the 1950s, virtually all "corrective labor camps" were dissolved. Officially, the Gulag was terminated by the MVD order 20 of January 25, 1960. Socialist Yugoslavia run Goli otok Goli otok Goli otok is an island off the northern Adriatic Sea coast, located between Rab's northeastern shore and the mainland, in what is today Croatia's Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.... prison camp for political opponents from 1946 to 1956. During the early 20th century, the Empire of Japan Empire of Japan ????? Dai Nippon Teikoku Empire of Great Japan| align="center" colspan="2"|The Empire of Great Japan, known as the Empire of Japan, Imperial Japan, or Japanese Empire, was Japan from November 9, 1867 to Septemb... used the forced labor of millions of civilians from conquered countries and prisoners of war, especially during the Second Sino-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, both before and during World War II.... and the Pacific War Pacific War The Pacific War was the part of World War II — and preceding conflicts — that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 8, 1937, and August 14, 1945.... , on projects such as the Death Railway. Hundreds of thousands of people died as a direct result of the overwork, malnutrition, preventable disease and violence which were commonplace on these projects. See also: Japanese war crimes Japanese war crimes The term Japanese war crimes refers to events which occurred during the period of Japanese expansionism from the late 19th century to mid-20th century.... . During World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a World war War fought between the Allies of World War II and the Axis Powers , from 1939 until 1945.... the Nazis operated several categories of Arbeitslager Arbeitslager Arbeitslager is a German language word which means Labor camp.During World War II the Nazis operated several categories of Arbeitslager for different categories of inmates.... for different categories of inmates. The largest number of them held civilians forcibly abducted in the occupied countries (see Lapanka Lapanka Lapanka was the Polish language name for a Germany practice in World War II occupied Poland, whereby the SS, Wehrmacht and Gestapo rounded up civilians on the streets of Polish cities.... ) to provide labor in the German war industry, repair bombed railroads and bridges or work on farms. By 1944, 19.9% of all workers were foreigners, either civilians or prisoners of war. The Nazis employed many slave laborers Forced labor in Germany during World War II Use of forced labor in Nazi Germany during World War II occurred on a large scale. It was an important part of the Economics of fascism#Political economy of Nazi Germany of conquered territories; it also contributed to the extermination of popu... . They also operated concentration camps Nazi concentration camps Prior to and during World War II Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territory it controlled.... , some of which provided free forced labor for industrial and other jobs while others existed purely for the extermination of their inmates. A notable example is Mittelbau-Dora Mittelbau-Dora Mittelbau-Dora, or Mittelbau concentration camp complex was formally established in 1944 near Nordhausen, Germany, south of the Harz mountains from the already existing Buchenwald camps.... labor camp complex that serviced the production of the V-2 rocket V-2 rocket The A4 alias V-2 rocket or Vergeltungswaffe 2 was an early ballistic missile used by the Wehrmacht against mostly Belgium and United Kingdom targets during the later stages of World War II.... . See List of German concentration camps for more. The Allies Allies of World War II The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War.... of World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War, was a World war War fought between the Allies of World War II and the Axis Powers , from 1939 until 1945.... operated a number of work camps after the war. In the Yalta conference Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4, 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United... it was agreed that German forced labor Forced Labor #REDIRECT Unfree labour... was to be utilized as reparations. The majority of the camps were in the Soviet Union Forced labor of Germans in the Soviet Union Forced labor of German civilians in the Soviet Union was considered by the Soviet Union to be part of German war reparations for the damage inflicted by Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union during World War II.... , but more than 1,000,000 Germans were forced to work in French coal-mines and British agriculture, as well as 500,000 in U.S. run Military Labor Service Units in occupied Germany itself. The Communist Party of China Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party is the ruling party of the People's Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the country's constitution.... has operated many labor camps for some types of crimes. Many leaders of China China China is a Culture of China and ancient civilization in East Asia. Due to the stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War following World War II, the word "China" is used today by two de facto separate states: the People's Republic of China and... were put into labor camps after purge Purge For the use of the word purge in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:PurgeIn history and political science, to purge is to remove people considered by the group in power to be "undesirable" from a government, political party, a profession, or from co... s, including Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping listen was a leader in the Communist Party of China . Deng never held office as the head of state or the head of government, but served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s to the early... and Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese Communist leader. He was President of the People's Republic of China April 27, 1959 - October 31, 1968.... . As a matter of fact, hundreds - if not thousands - of labor camps and forced-labor prisons (laogai Laogai Laogai, the abbreviation for Laodong Gaizao which means "reform through labor," is a slogan of the China criminal justice and has been used to refer to the use of prison labor in the People's Republic of China.... ) still exist in modern day China, housing political prisoners and dissidents alongside dangerous criminals. In Communist Romania Communist Romania Communist Romania refers to the period of the history of Romania when its government was dominated by the Romanian Communist Party.... , labor camps were operated for projects such as the building of the Danube-Black Sea Canal Danube-Black Sea Canal -||-||}The Danube-Black Sea Canal is a canal in Romania which runs from Cernavoda on the Danube to Agigea and Navodari on the Black Sea.... and the desiccation of the Great Braila Island Great Braila Island The Great Braila Island is an island on the Danube river in the Braila County, Romania. It has on average 60 km length and 20 km width.... , on which "enemies of the people" were "re-educated" by forced labor. Between 1949 and 1953, forty to sixty thousand prisoners were held in labor camps along the Canal at any given time. Most of the people that worked on such projects never got out alive. In the former state of North Vietnam North Vietnam The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic , also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hn?i on September 2, 1945 as a provisional government.... , labor camps were widespread. During the Vietnam War Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the North Vietnam and its allies fought against the South Vietnam and its allies .... labor camps were used extensively by the communist government for its war effort. After the war and reunification Fall of Saigon The Fall/Liberation of Saigon, was the capture of the South Vietnamese capital of Ho Chi Minh City by the Vietnam People's Army on April 30, 1975.... in 1975, the victorious North sent thousands of South Vietnam South Vietnam South Vietnam is the commonly used name for the former Vietnamese country that existed from 1954 to 1976 in the portion of Vietnam that lay south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.... ese citizens and military officers into labor camps. This act served three purposes: (1) To punish the Western collaborators. (2) To help rebuild the nation. (3) To reeducate Reeducation camp Reeducation camp is the official name given to the prison camps operated by the government of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam War.... them with communist ideals. These camps, however, no longer appear to exist in present day Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia. Situated in eastern Indochinabordering China, Laos, Cambodia, as well as the South China Seait is the most populous country among the mainland Southeas... . Due to the economic, political, and social reforms the country has been experiencing, political prisoners are far less common. Finland Finland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries. Situated in Northern Europe, it shares borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Norway to the north and Estonia is across the Gulf of Finland to the south.... operates labor colonies as a form of open prison. A työsiirtola is the most minimum-security establishment in the Finnish penal system, even more open than a regular open prison. The inmates are selected from convicts volunteering to work in a labor colony. The inmates are required to give regular urine samples to enforce no-alcohol, no-drugs policy. Inmate breaking the policy is sent back to a closed prison. The inmates working in the labor colony are given a salary of 6.00–7.30 euros per hour. The usual regulations of occupational health and safety and working day length are followed. The inmates are required to use their own civilian clothing and to pay for their board at a rate of 1.60 euros per working hour. There are no physical obstructions for exiting the labour camp. However, abstention without leave is punished by sending the inmate in question back to a closed prison. At present, the only independent labour colony is located in Hamina Hamina Hamina, or Fredrikshamn in Finland-Swedish, is one of Finland's most important harbours.... . All other former labour colonies are now parts of open prisons or form open prison sections of larger prisons. See also Extermination through labour Extermination through labour Extermination through labourOften also translated as death through work, extermination through work, annihilation through labor or destruction through labor was a Nazi German World War II principle that regulated the aims and pu... Civilian Inmate Labor Program Civilian Inmate Labor Program The Civilian Inmate Labor Program is a program of the United States Army provided by Army Regulation 210-35.... The source of this article is Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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