Plantation Systems, Labour Regimes and the State in Malaysia, 1900–2012

The politics and organization of the East India Company and the pursuit of tropical commodities corresponded with the facilitation and channelling of Indian migrant labour for coffee and sugar cultivation in Malaya … Read More >Plantation Systems, Labour Regimes and the State in Malaysia, 1900–2012

The 1941 Klang Estate Workers’ Strikes

When the strikes continued to spread, a state of emergency was declared in Selangor state on 16 May, the troops were reinforced and four strikers were killed after a confrontation arising from the arrest of two men on the Sungei Sedu estate. … Read More >The 1941 Klang Estate Workers’ Strikes