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Girmit.org has been established to provide information for anyone interested in the history of the Indentured Labourers, the “Girmitiyas.” The British transported them to Fiji using the System of Indenture or Girmit, the term used by the Indian Indentures for the word Agreement.
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From 1879 to 1916, over 60,000 Indians migrated to Fiji...
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May 21, 2022 · Girmit in Fiji ended on January 1, 1920, which liberated them from the fetters of slavery. The term “indentured worker” was a misnomer, as it was slavery by another name. It comprised a contractual agreement for a five-year term, but working and living conditions largely replicated slavery.
Aug 5, 2023 · Girmitiyas were Indian indentured labourers who were brought to Fiji by the colonial government between 1879 and 1916 to work on sugarcane plantations. The word "Girmit" is a corruption of the English word "agreement," which refers to the contract that the labourers signed.
An Introduction. Between 1879 and 1916 some 60,537 Indians arrived in Fiji as indentured labourers. Of these approximately 75% boarded their ship in Calcutta and the rest in Madras. Among the migrants from Calcutta there were 85.3% Hindus, 14.6% Muslims and 0.1% Christians.
This episode highlights the arrival of Indians in Fiji and how over the years they evolved into a new culture, a Fiji Indian culture. We are proud to be Fijians and wherever in the world we...
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Girmitiyas, (Bhojpuri: 𑂏𑂱𑂩𑂧𑂱𑂗𑂱𑂨𑂰) also known as Jahajis, were indentured labourers from British India transported to work on plantations in Fiji, South Africa, Eastern Africa (namely Mauritius, Seychelles, Réunion, Tanganyika, Kenya, and Uganda), Malaysia, Singapore, and the Caribbean (namely Trinidad and Tobago ...
May 15, 2023 · The extraordinary Girmit story is now the centre of a new national movement for peace and reconciliation, and it comes from the Methodist Church in Fiji. This was the sentiment shared by...
