A system of Pauper Apprenticeship came into practice in the 19th century where the colonial master neither needed the native parents' nor child's approval to assign a child to labour, away from parents, at a distant farm owned by a different colonial master.
一种穷人学徒系统在十九世纪被应用，殖民地主无需征得父母或儿童本人的同意即可使用童工，将其送离家人，发配到远方另一殖民地主的农场上。