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British Indian workers

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📍 Suriname

British Indian workers

Gender: Male

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Dutch-British agreement sets terms for Indian contract migration

📅 8 September 1870

On 8 September 1870, the Netherlands and Britain signed an agreement for recruiting workers from British India to Suriname. Its terms described voluntary contracting and return passage after five...

Agreement for British Indian recruitment is ratified

📅 10 February 1872

The treaty enabling recruitment of workers from British India was ratified on 10 February 1872, allowing recruitment to proceed. Workers were promised return passage, medical care, and limits on...