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10
February
1872

Agreement for British Indian recruitment is ratified

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๐Ÿ“… 10 February 1872 ๐Ÿ“ Suriname

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 working time. Actual plantation conditions were harsh, and formal terms did not erase the unequal colonial setting in which choices were made.

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British Indian workers

Dutch and British officials

Organizations in this Event

Kingdom of the Netherlands

United Kingdom