One hundred thousand Chinese contract laborers, 95% of which were Cantonese and almost all of which were male, were sent mostly to the sugar plantations from 1849 to 1874, during the termination of slavery.
Seratus ribu buruh kontrak Tionghoa, 95% di antaranya orang Kanton dan hampir semuanya laki-laki dikirim kebanyakan ke kebun-kebun tebu dari 1849 hingga 1874 pada masa berakhirnya perbudakan.