A photo-essay tracing lost memories of Bhojpuri women who migrated under indenture from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to Suriname ...
The intergenerational impact of indentured labour on the mental health of the Indian descendants needs to be revisited, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Driven by a profound commitment to enriching South African history, Durban author Dr Kogielam Archary shared the journey of eight indentured labourer descendants and their families in her latest book.
Surinamese-born scholar Chan Choenni, a descendant of indentured labourers, visited a Madhubani memorial honouring his ancestor, Thakur Kishundayal Singh Harnandan Singh. This pilgrimage, part of the ...