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This collection of papers, reports and letters, published in 1842, documents the official investigation into the export of South Asians effectively as slave labour to Mauritius and British Guiana in 1837, four years after the abolition of slavery in all British colonies. The investigation revealed how the anti-slavery laws were evaded by the issue of nominal contracts for labourers, by which much of their wages were withheld to pay for their passage, and how enticement, trickery and sometimes kidnap were used in recruiting them. It highlights appalling conditions on overloaded ships, inadequate living conditions and a brutal working environment. Only rarely were workers released at the end of their 'contract'. The reports and correspondence show the struggle of Parliament and the Anti-Slavery Society to ascertain facts often distorted by corrupt officials, particularly on Mauritius. Readers will find chilling parallels to the human trafficking that still persists today.

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Introduction; 1. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter of February 26, 1840; 2. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, May 6, 1840; 3. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, March 24, 1841; 4. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, Oct. 20th, 1841; 5. Analysis of the most recent papers laid before Parliament on this subject; Petition to the House of Commons, Feb. 28th, 1842; Index.

Emigration from India The Export of Coolies and Other Labourers to Mauritius Cambridge Library Collection Slavery and Abolition

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/17/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108026000, 978-1108026000
      ISBN10: 1108026001

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This collection of papers, reports and letters, published in 1842, documents the official investigation into the export of South Asians effectively as slave labour to Mauritius and British Guiana in 1837, four years after the abolition of slavery in all British colonies. The investigation revealed how the anti-slavery laws were evaded by the issue of nominal contracts for labourers, by which much of their wages were withheld to pay for their passage, and how enticement, trickery and sometimes kidnap were used in recruiting them. It highlights appalling conditions on overloaded ships, inadequate living conditions and a brutal working environment. Only rarely were workers released at the end of their 'contract'. The reports and correspondence show the struggle of Parliament and the Anti-Slavery Society to ascertain facts often distorted by corrupt officials, particularly on Mauritius. Readers will find chilling parallels to the human trafficking that still persists today.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter of February 26, 1840; 2. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, May 6, 1840; 3. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, March 24, 1841; 4. From the Anti-Slavery Reporter, Oct. 20th, 1841; 5. Analysis of the most recent papers laid before Parliament on this subject; Petition to the House of Commons, Feb. 28th, 1842; Index.

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