On 28 June 1902, 137 workers at plantation Alliance—100 Hindostani and 37 Javanese—stopped work and went to Frederiksdorp to present grievances. They objected to excessive tasks, low wages, and the...
On 29 June 1902, officials arrested Jumpa Raygaroo after workers had returned to Alliance from their protest. Fellow workers demanded his release, and a confrontation escalated around the official...