EVENT INFORMATION

11
Òktober
1837

The Empire regulates contracts for immigrant settlers

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📅 11 Òktober 1837 📍 Brazil

Law 108 regulated contracts for immigrant settlers and their employers, including contract terms and penalties. It belongs to an expanding debate about labor supply amid continued slavery. Immigrant contract labor was not equivalent to enslavement, but debt, dependency, and legal penalties could restrict workers’ choices. A decolonial account treats these labor systems distinctly while examining how elites sought to secure disciplined workforces.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Immigrant settlers

employers

provincial authorities

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Imperial government

agricultural employers