Indian Emigration Act 1883
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The Indian Emigration Act 1883 was a colonial-era law enacted by the British to control and regulate the overseas migration of Indian laborers, particularly those sent as indentured workers to plantations across the empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Emigration Act 1883 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial law
ⓘ
emigration law ⓘ legislation ⓘ |
| affected |
Indian laborers migrating to African colonies
ⓘ
Indian laborers migrating to Fiji ⓘ Indian laborers migrating to Mauritius ⓘ Indian laborers migrating to the Caribbean ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
emigration to British colonies
ⓘ
emigration to plantation economies ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indian emigrants
ⓘ
emigration agents ⓘ indentured laborers from India ⓘ plantation recruiters ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
instrument of colonial labor control
ⓘ
paternalistic labor protection measure ⓘ |
| concerns |
Indian indentured labor system
ⓘ
colonial labor markets ⓘ overseas plantations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British imperial expansion
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Indian indentured labor migration after abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
institutionalized the indentured labor system
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restricted free migration options for Indian workers ⓘ strengthened state oversight of Indian emigration ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
conditions on board emigrant ships
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medical inspection of emigrants ⓘ penalties for breach of contract by laborers ⓘ penalties for misconduct by emigration agents ⓘ penalties for unlicensed recruitment ⓘ registration of emigrants ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control overseas migration of Indian laborers
ⓘ
to maintain colonial control over labor supply ⓘ to protect Indian laborers from abuses in recruitment and transport ⓘ to regulate recruitment of indentured workers ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions of transport of Indian emigrants
ⓘ
contracts of indenture for Indian workers ⓘ indentured labor migration ⓘ licensing of emigration agents ⓘ recruitment of Indian laborers for overseas plantations ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on Indian indenture
ⓘ
scholarship on colonial labor law ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
labor regulation
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migration control ⓘ |
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