The GWC was organized similarly to the Dutch East India Company ( abbreviated as VOC for its Dutch name : Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie ) .
The company became instrumental in the Dutch colonization of the Americas. The GWC was organized similarly to the Dutch East India Company ( , abbreviated as VOC ) , which had a trade monopoly for Asia ( mainly present Indonesia ) from 1602 , except for the fact that the GWC was not allowed to conduct military operations without approval of the Dutch government .
Dutch West India Company