back in the 1990s I lived in Alaska. all the small towns with canneries had a place out side of town called tent city.  if you were a druggy and could not be clean in the cannery barrack you stayed there or if you were a stupid college kid trying to save every cent you could by not paying for room and board you would stay there.  it was cold miserable and almost everyone there was working 12-16 hours a day for 9.00 dollars an hour with a bonus if you lasted season and worked all the hours assigned