Historical Organization
Mariënburg
Mariënburg
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Organization Timeline
The first Javanese contract workers arrive in Suriname
📅 9 August 1890On 9 August 1890, the first recorded Javanese contract workers arrived in Paramaribo aboard the Prins Alexander and Prins Willem II. The experiment placed them at Mariënburg, where they joined an...
Mariënburg workers stop work over wages and labor conditions
📅 2 July 1902On 2 July 1902, workers at Mariënburg were in open conflict with management over low pay and demanding work. Earlier disputes included reduced payment per work task and an unresolved demand for higher...
Workers kill Mariënburg director James Mavor
📅 29 July 1902On 29 July 1902, Mariënburg director James Mavor was killed during the escalating labor conflict. The uprising followed months of wage reductions, heavy work, and disputes over task rates. Mavor’s...
Colonial troops fire on workers at Mariënburg
📅 30 July 1902On 30 July 1902, after arrests following Mavor’s death, workers moved toward the plantation office. Colonial troops opened fire. Seventeen people died immediately and seven more later died of their...