Defined as work under a restrictive contract of employment for a fixed period in a foreign country, usually in exchange for payment of passage, accommodation and food. For example, indentured labour of South Asian peoples in the Caribbean from c.1839 onwards following the abolition of slavery in British colonies. Also used in 17th century England in reference to forms of apprentice labour
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