The Indentured Labour System

This article is currently under research and development.

Following the abolition of slavery throughout most of the British Empire in 1833, colonial plantation economies faced severe labor shortages. The solution was the importation of millions of indentured workers, primarily from India and China.

Key topics under development:

• The “Great Experiment”: Replaced enslaved workers with contract laborers in Mauritius, the Caribbean, and Fiji.
• The Living and Working Conditions: Similarities to the previous plantation regime.
• Demographic Legacy: The creation of major diaspora populations worldwide.