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Indians cutting sugar cane, Durban

Indians cutting sugar cane, Durban

Indentured Indians in the Sugar Field

The Indians were sent to work on the sugar cane fields, railways or to work as special servants, ayahs (Nannies) for the White children, waiters or cooks. The Indians lived in atrocious conditions , their wages were low and sometimes they were not paid.

Indian sugar workers and families in Natal

In Natal of the nineteenth century the white economy was based on the ... Hence there was a great demand for labour for the sugar plantations. ... of discrimination had far-reaching consequences for Indian family life, as it ...

Waiters

The Indians were sent to work on the sugar cane fields, railways or to work as special servants, ayahs (Nannies) for the White children, waiters or cooks. The Indians lived in atrocious conditions , their wages were low and sometimes they were not paid.

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