Historical Organization

Catharina Sophia plantation

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Catharina Sophia plantation

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First group of Chinese workers is contracted for Suriname

đź“… 22 June 1853

A group of 18 Chinese workers was contracted in Batavia for Suriname’s Catharina Sophia plantation. This experiment preceded larger schemes designed to replace enslaved labor with bound contract...