I believe the sign in the first panel says “youth camp”, or some longer version of the word if there’s more behind her.
As always, stay tuned here on !comicstrips@lemmy.world for a slow trickle out of Jucika comics, but if you want to find more, here’s a good post with a large collection that /u/JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social posted last year: https://piefed.social/post/1258520
The “youth camp” back in the period these were drawn likely refers to a youth labor camp (rather than a recreation camp) These were a common thing during socialism - basically high school and college students were “volunteered” to help with seasonal labor (often crop harvesting) when school was out, and sometimes with large construction projects, irrigation/drainage, etc. It was generally unpaid and more or less mandatory work, but also an opportunity to live in a camp with other young people for the summer and socialize, so most people remember them quite fondly.
Lost of photos here from that period, as an example
Now that’s some very interesting context. I was picturing recreational summer camps and didn’t even consider that they could be labor camps.
Reading the article, the first picture seems quite similar to the Jucika comic, lol.
Ah, yes. Side-effects of slavery enabling people to romanticise the horrific fact they’re child slaves.
Like comradery in an office job, but without even the pitiful amounts of income.