Indentured Labour during British India
Rationale
- Industrial Demand: Since much of the worker force was being absorbed by industries and businesses, the need for food and agricultural products surged in Europe, particularly in Britain. Colonies in Africa and Asia became popular places to invest in raw materials and agricultural products.
- End of Slavery: The abolition of slavery served as the immediate pretext for the global system of indentured labour. British colonies in Africa required labourers to labour in the plantation fields. Thousands of Indian and Chinese labourers worked on plantations, in mines, and on international road and railway building projects.
- African Workers’ Reluctance: The people of ....
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