Indian workers

Contract authorizes recruitment of 3,000 Indian workers

📅 13 Januari 1855

A contract between the French maritime ministry and the firms Le Campion and Théroulde provides for the introduction of 3,000 Indian workers to French Guiana during 1855–1857. The agreement reflects a...

Franco-British convention regulates Indian recruitment

📅 1 Juli 1861

France and Britain sign a convention regulating the recruitment and treatment of Indian workers for French colonies. It followed British objections to French recruitment of Africans through the...

Berryer brings the final Indian indenture convoy

📅 11 Februari 1877

The Berryer arrives in French Guiana with 306 workers, the final ship in the twenty-convoy migration recorded between 1856 and 1877. More than 8,000 people crossed from India and the Caribbean to work...