A work camp, which can also be referred to as a labor camp, represented a correctional facility where prisoners were mandated to perform strenuous manual labor. The Empire operated labor camps in various locations, for example, one existed on Wobani and another was present on Erebus. On Lothal, individuals accused of offenses such as sedition were compelled to construct items like gravity locks while incarcerated, with Ryder Azadi being one such prisoner. On the world of Riosa, Vader himself directly supervised the oppression and forced conscription of the populace into such camps. The Naboo creative Palo Jemabie received a sentence to an Imperial labor camp, although he ultimately managed to escape.
According to Paige Tico, the First Order transformed Martaus VI, the native planet of the Martigrade Fossil, into a forced labor installation.