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Title: | Indian Labour, Labour Standards, and Workers' Health in Burma and Malaya, 1900-1940 | Contributor(s): | Kaur, A (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1017/S0026749X06001788 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/350 | Abstract: | Indian labour migration to Burma and Malaya in the late nineteenth century was an important dimension of British colonial rule in Southeast Asia and coincided with the region's greater integration into the international economy. Compared to the Chinese, Indians formed an important minority only in these states where they filled a critical need in the urban manufacturing sector (Burma) and the plantation sector (Malaya). Their importance declined after World War Two, both in absolute and comparative terms. There were fewer millionaires and traders among them and their emigration to these territories was largely regulated by law. Moreover, the specific political and economic relationship between the Colonial Office in London and these territories determined recruitment patterns and influenced employment relations and working conditions. In turn, these impacted on the living conditions and mortality suffered by workers and shaped the structure of health services. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Modern Asian Studies, 40(2), p. 425-475 | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 0026-749X | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140203 Economic History | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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