THERE are some compelling studies on Indian indenture, tracing its origins to the British colonial era and the exploitation of cheap labour - often described as a form of human trafficking or "a new ...

OUR forefathers laid the foundation on which every opportunity we enjoy today stands. When the first indentured Indians arrived in 1860, they faced harsh working conditions, poverty and social ...

Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor.

Indian folk singer Gopal Maurya (centre) performing in his village in eastern state of Bihar in August 2019. Picture courtsey The Bidesia Project CHENNAI, India, July 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

A group of Indian “coolies,” South Africa, 1890. (Photo by the Print Collector / Print Collector / Getty Images) When the abolition of the slave trade finally came to pass, at least in England, the ...

A protester in Jamaica holds a sign during a rally to demand that the United Kingdom make reparations for slavery - GILBERT BELLAMY/Reuters Caribbean nations are set to demand that Britain make ...

Indian indentured labourers arrived in South Africa in November 16, 1860. Photo: Sourced OCTOBER 12 marked 165 years since the SS Truro departed India to bring the first group of Indian indentured ...

42,473 Indian indentured workers were transported to the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe between 1854 and 1889. Yet, until recently, the legacy of indenture was marginalized in public ...

‘Araro Ariraro’ is a feature-length musical documentary about Indian indentured labourers working in Malaya’s British colonial plantations. (M S Nakajima pic) It is believed that from as early as the ...

The rich narrative of 'The Cane Cutter' movie not only highlights the struggles of Indian indentured labourers in South Africa but also celebrates the vibrant culture of Durban ...