The Coolie Trade
The harsh realities of Chinese indentured labour and the "piglet" trade.
Key Questions
- 1What push and pull factors drove Chinese migration?
- 2How did the credit-ticket system function?
- 3What were the living conditions of coolies in Singapore?
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