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Calcutta on 24 December 1937. When the Hooper
Commission published its findings the local British government repealed the ban on labour unions in 1938, created a framework for collective bargaining, and setup the Mauritian Department of Labour whilst also creating institutions to help arbitrate grievances between employers and labourers. The legalising of labour unions in addition to the other reforms also greatly enhanced labour conditions. The incident also led to the democratisation of agricultural extension and research services to small scale sugarcane farmers. Thereby increasing their access to technology and improving their long term economic standing.
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strong political position within the local government of
Mauritius. Both due to their economic power and because the British colonial government was concerned about aggravating pro-French sentiment amongst Franco-Mauritians during the 1800s. Fearing that they would agitate either for independence or to become a French colony again as advocated by the Retrocessionist Movement or Retrocession Movement which was active at that time. This further prevent labour reform on the island and aggravated the difficult working conditions of the sugar can labourers.
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more. Sookdeo Gobin, Dawood
Lallmahomed and Anadoh Gowree died at the scene after being shot at the sacrum and legs. Seriously wounded labourers included Mamode Aniff Ramjan, Arjoon Narain, Abdool Azize Jeanath, Brizlall Beeharry, Sookdeo Koonjbeeharry, Pyandee Veerin and Lutchmun Sungkur. The protesters dispersed whilst setting fire to surrounding sugar cane fields. Word spread and protests lasted for an additional two weeks across the island.
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they overturned tramways. Armed staff at the refinery met the demonstrators who then attempted to storm the facility where
Deoranarain Gujadhur and Ramnarain Gujadhur were on duty. Fearing for their personal safety the Gujadhurs fired on the demonstrators, killing 3 labourers and wounding at least 7
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British government in Mauritius initially sought a conciliatory approach whilst the Labour Party held rallies calling for political and economic reform. By mid-August the strikes had spread to other sugar estates across the island. The government sought to negotiate with the sugar
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Commission of Enquiry was immediately instigated by the Government of Mauritius. During the commission's hearing Rajcoomar Gujadhur, as well as Ramnarain Gujadhur and Deonarain Gujadhur, left Mauritius onboard the British India ship SS Quiloa for Colombo and
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content than traditional varieties of sugarcane meaning that the mills would produce less refined sugar from it. Since the growers of sugarcane were paid by weight the sugar refineries experienced lower profits whilst the growers were paid more per harvest. In July 1937, at the beginning of that
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elite that owned the large Sugar Cane estates. This created a distance between labourers and the land owning elite who ran the Sugar Mills resulting in a lack of any mechanism for the cane labourers to raise grievances with their employers. The owners of the large sugar plantations held a very
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Following the announcement of the fifteen percent reduction in the Uba cane price labourers on the Rich Fund estate asked the
Sirdars or managers to intervene to raise the price. After getting no satisfaction the labourers went on strike and caused a number of minor disturbances. Due to
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exile and the house arrest of
Sahadeo and Curé the profile of the Labour Party was greatly enhanced helping to create the conditions for it to join forces with the IFB and CAM to form the first governing alliance
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to declare a state of emergency. Labour Party leaders
Sahadeo, Curé and Anquetil also became targets of the British colonial administration. Dr Curé was placed under house arrest, Anquetil was deported to
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commonly cultivated by small hold owning cane growers and labourers at the time who initiated the riots due to an unexpected reduction in the price sugar mills were prepared to pay for the cane.
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also went on strike in
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refineries to increase the price of Uba cane but a few estates refused. One of the estates that refused to increase the price, the
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