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    British exploited Indians in the early 19th century by deceiving illiterate people into boarding ships as "coolies" or slaves with the promise of money, transporting them to work on plantations. Many Indians died during the journeys or worked as indentured laborers in harsh and abusive conditions without rights or means to complain, facing punishment or extended contracts if they did. The exploitation of Indian coolies for cheap labor was led by John Gladstone and allowed the British empire to profit through forced production with little regard for the lives and welfare of the Indian workers.

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    British exploited Indians in the early 19th century by deceiving illiterate people into boarding ships as "coolies" or slaves with the promise of money, transporting them to work on plantations. Many Indians died during the journeys or worked as indentured laborers in harsh and abusive conditions without rights or means to complain, facing punishment or extended contracts if they did. The exploitation of Indian coolies for cheap labor was led by John Gladstone and allowed the British empire to profit through forced production with little regard for the lives and welfare of the Indian workers.

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    Coolies: How British Reinvented Slavery

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    British exploited Indians in the early 19th century by deceiving illiterate people into boarding ships as "coolies" or slaves with the promise of money, transporting them to work on plantations. Many Indians died during the journeys or worked as indentured laborers in harsh and abusive conditions without rights or means to complain, facing punishment or extended contracts if they did. The exploitation of Indian coolies for cheap labor was led by John Gladstone and allowed the British empire to profit through forced production with little regard for the lives and welfare of the Indian workers.

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    Coolies: How British Reinvented Slavery

    Coolies, also referred to as slaves, were originally picked up from all corners of globe, mainly
    India, by the Britain empire in the early 19th century. British deceivingly got Indians on board as
    they knew that they were illiterate and needed money for survival. India was then targeted for
    cheap slaves. The man behind this was John Gladstone, father of future prime minister and a
    member of parliament with the intention of greed and growth. Many Indians died on board and
    others could not understand that life will get limited by them working as units for production.
    People were beaten and traumatized. Insanitary and malnutrition caused death of babies. Life
    was hard and people could not complain about it. If one did, he would be punished or his
    contract would be extended. ‘’For the indentured immigrants, life on the estates was bound by
    the terms and conditions of the contract which they had signed; though most were illiterate in all
    of the three languages in which the contract was formulated. In effect, the Indians were not free
    during their periods of indenture. They could not demand higher wages, leave the estate without
    permission, live off the estates, or refuse the work assigned to them’’(Singh, S.-A. (2013)).

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