Indenture was introduced to Mauritius by the British authorities precisely with a view to preempt the abolition of slavery in 1835, its subsequent four-year apprenticeship period and the much ...

Legend has it that when slavery was abolished in Mauritius in 1835, officials approached Le Morne to inform the maroons of their freedom. Suspecting it might be a ploy by their colonial masters to ...

The slave mortality rate remained high during the early British period, when the slave trade to Mauritius became illegal. In early 1818, the Hélène lost 20% of her slave cargo, while sailing ...

The Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Mauritius organized a launching ceremony for the new Intercontinental Slavery Museum in Port-Louis on 20 October 2020 together with its ...

How fashion brands are tackling modern slavery in Mauritius by Cindy Berman | Ethical Trading Initative Friday, 2 March 2018 15:54 GMT ...

Education News: In his research “Indentured Labour from India to Mauritius”, Alok Sinha detailed the origin, condition, causes and scale of poor, and sometimes outcas ...

Due to huge pressure from the anti-slavery lobby, slavery was finally abolished in the British part of the colonial empire before the French part. Sugar plantations were vacant and the British ...

1810 - British troops land in Mauritius after defeating French forces. 1814 - Mauritius, Seychelles and Rodrigues ceded to Britain under Treaty of Paris. 1834 - British abolish slavery.

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan has been invited by the Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E Pravin Jugnauth as the Chief Guest at the commemoration of the 189th ...