📅 2 Juli 1902
On 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...
📅 27 Juli 1902
On 27 July 1902, a group of reed cutters refused a work task paid at 15 cents per bed. Management proposed a higher rate for the longest beds, but workers considered the offer inadequate. Their...
📅 29 Juli 1902
On 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...
📅 29 Juli 1902
After weeks of protest, workers confronted estate management and director James Mavor was killed. Colonial records framed the event as disorder; it arose in a plantation labor system dependent on...
