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 ...

A photo-essay tracing the forgotten migration of women indentured labourers from north India to Suriname through colonial contracts and family memory. Centred on Dhannu Munia, a Bhojpuri woman migrant ...

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 ...

‘Indian Arrival Day’ in South Africa commemorates the arrival of the first indentured Indian labourers to that country in 1860. Why is it important to revisit the indentured labour system, often ...

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.

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.

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 ...

AT AGE 55, retired Richmond resident Ricky Jugree is emerging as a custodian of his family’s history, that stretches back to indentured Indian migration to colonial Natal in 1897. Through meticulous ...