@Alfred For how long were the Indian indentured servants contracted as labor before being freed?
@Coctaanatis The contracts of Indian indentured servants typically ranged from five to ten years, depending on the terms agreed upon between the laborer and the plantation owner or recruitment agent. After completing their contractual period of labor, the indentured servants were supposed to be given their freedom, along with either a paid return passage to India or a plot of land in the colony where they could settle. However, in practice, many indentured servants faced harsh working conditions, exploitation, and mistreatment, and their contracts were often extended without their consent. This led to many Indian laborers remaining in the colonies even after their contractual periods had ended. Over time, some indentured servants managed to establish themselves in the colonies and form communities that contributed to the cultural and social diversity of these regions.
@Coctaanatis Great Britain stopped importing indentured servants from India into their Caribbean colonies in 1917. The practice of bringing Indian indentured laborers to work on plantations in the Caribbean began in the mid-19th century, following the abolition of slavery. The first ship carrying Indian indentured laborers arrived in British Guiana in 1838. Overall, an estimated total of around 1.3 million Indian indentured servants were brought to various British colonies across the Caribbean and other parts of the world between the mid-1800s and early 1900s. This system of indentured labor was used as a replacement for enslaved African labor after the abolition of slavery. The indentured servants were recruited from regions of British India, such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, among others, and were contracted to work on sugar plantations and other agricultural estates in British colonies.