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8
Sèptèmber
1870

Dutch-British treaty authorizes recruitment of Indian workers

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📅 8 Sèptèmber 1870 📍

The treaty established a framework for recruiting workers from British India. Though described as voluntary contract labor, the system relied on poverty, limited choices, state supervision, and employer power. Its design sought to keep plantations operating after emancipation.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

William III

Victoria

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Suriname colonial government