Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips, Sabrina Colie. Excerpt: Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois Indo-Jamaicans, or Indian Jamaicans, are primarily the descendents of indentured workers of India who are citizens or nationals of Jamaica. Indians form the second largest racial group in Jamaica after Africans. Over 36,000 Indians were taken to Jamaica as indentured workers between 1845 and 1917, with around two thirds of them remaining on the island.. The demand for their labour came after the end of slavery in 1830 and the failure to attract workers from Europe. Indian labourers, who had proved their worth in similar conditions in Mauritius, were sought by the Jamaican Government, in addition to workers coming from China. Indian workers were actually paid less than the former West African slaves and were firmly at the bottom on the social ladder. The legacy of these social divisions was to linger for many decades. The Indian Government encouraged indentured labour and recruiting depots were established in Calcutta and Madras although agents were paid significantly less, per recruit, than for a European workers. Most Indians who signed contracts did so in the hope of returning to India with the fruits of their labour, rather than intending to migrate permanently. The Indian Government appointed a Protector of Immigrants in Jamaica, although this office tended to protect the interests of the employers rather than the workers. Although technically the workers had to appear before a magistrate and fully understand their terms and conditions, these were written in English and many workers, signing only with a thumb print, did not comprehend the nature of their service. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12062645We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indian Diaspora in Jamaica: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips. To get started finding Indian Diaspora in Jamaica: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
38
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1157855121
Indian Diaspora in Jamaica: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips, Sabrina Colie. Excerpt: Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois Indo-Jamaicans, or Indian Jamaicans, are primarily the descendents of indentured workers of India who are citizens or nationals of Jamaica. Indians form the second largest racial group in Jamaica after Africans. Over 36,000 Indians were taken to Jamaica as indentured workers between 1845 and 1917, with around two thirds of them remaining on the island.. The demand for their labour came after the end of slavery in 1830 and the failure to attract workers from Europe. Indian labourers, who had proved their worth in similar conditions in Mauritius, were sought by the Jamaican Government, in addition to workers coming from China. Indian workers were actually paid less than the former West African slaves and were firmly at the bottom on the social ladder. The legacy of these social divisions was to linger for many decades. The Indian Government encouraged indentured labour and recruiting depots were established in Calcutta and Madras although agents were paid significantly less, per recruit, than for a European workers. Most Indians who signed contracts did so in the hope of returning to India with the fruits of their labour, rather than intending to migrate permanently. The Indian Government appointed a Protector of Immigrants in Jamaica, although this office tended to protect the interests of the employers rather than the workers. Although technically the workers had to appear before a magistrate and fully understand their terms and conditions, these were written in English and many workers, signing only with a thumb print, did not comprehend the nature of their service. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12062645We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Indian Diaspora in Jamaica: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips. To get started finding Indian Diaspora in Jamaica: Jamaicans of Indian Descent, Indo-Jamaican, Super Cat, Kamala-Jean Gopie, Omar Lye-Fook, Lisa Hanna, Yendi Phillips, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.