[102] Abuse of Coolies by Li Shan Chua https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies Consolidate your groups findings here. en-us 2021-04-13 00:11:44 UTC 2021-04-19 04:16:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Maverick Kitlyn Ryan Javier Keida https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1410355573 1.Singapore growth in to a commercial centre attracted many Chinese migrants, who were drawn to the prospect of work as well as opportunities to flee from wars , poverty and war in China
2.The Chinese migrant had to find a coolie agent that would pay for their passage from China to Singapore.]]> 2021-04-13 04:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1410355573 Anders,Athena,Aiden, Yuan Xin, Justin https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1427777197 1)The people from China wanted to come to Singapore,as Singapore grew as a commercial centre, the people from China was drawn by the prospect of work as well as the opportunity to flee from wars m,poverty and famine in China.
2)The coolies will come to Singapore to work.If the coolies can afford passage money,he can arrive in Singapore and is free to find any work.But if the coolies does not have the money to afford the passage money,he will find a coolie agent who will help him pay the passage money.when the employer employs the coolie, the coolie who cannot afford the passage money must work to pay off their debt.
3i)The conditions during the voyage from Singapore were very poor.The coolie ships were often described as ’floating hells’It is common for hundreds of men to be crammed aboard a junk meant for a fraction of the number.As a result of overcrowded and the lack of food  and water,many coolies died during the long voyage 
3ii)They were usually provided with food Ang lodgings and might be given a small sum of money for the whole period of the service.But some coolie agents treat the coolies badly.They would locked them up in house that were cramped and unhygienic to prevent them from escaping.They were closely guarded by gangsters hired by the coolie agents until employers were found
]]> 2021-04-17 05:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1427777197 Yuan Xin,Anders,Aaden,Justin and Athena https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1427888894 1)people from China wanted to come to Singapore as they were drawn by the prospect of work as well as the opportunity to flee from wars,poverty and famine in China.

2)First,the coolies would decide on working in Singapore,secondly,if they could afford passage money,they would arrive in Singapore and were free to find any work.If they could not afford passage money,they would find a coolie-agent who would pay for his passage money.After that,the employer pays the coolie-agent money and the coolie-agent’s fee.In both ways,the employer employs the coolie and the coolies who cannot afford passage money has to work to pay off their debts

3)During the journey to Singapore from China,the coolies were being transported in a coolie ship known as “junk” which were often described as “floating hells”.In the ship,hundreds of men were cramped together which resulted in overcrowding and a lack of food and water which meant that many of them died during the long voyage.Those who lived arrived in Singapore soon were desperate to find a job to pay off their debts as they could not afford the passage money.The coolies had little to nothing to eat everyday and were often tricked into buying opium which made them addicted to it and want more.

4)Only after the transfer of Singapore to the Colonial Office in 1867 that the government made a greater effort to control the Chinese population.Also,in 1877,a government department called the Chinese protectorate was set up to tackle the problems of secret societies,coolie abuses,poverty and prostitution among the Chinese community.

5)The government attempted to solve the problem by having the head of department,William Pickering to help him gain the trust of Chinese people with the help of his fluency in several Chinese dialects and personality.Thus,he was able to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complicated operations of secret societies.All this helped the government push through a law to suppress dangerous secret societies and make them automatically unlawful.In 1890,the Dangerous Societies Ordinance gave the governor the power to banish Chinese migrants and abolish any society deemed too dangerous. ]]> 2021-04-17 08:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1427888894 number 2 continued. limka7453z_21x https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1431327708 The coolie agent will pay the passage money, and it is also free to find any job in Singapore. When the coolies were employed, they must work and pay off their debt.]]> 2021-04-19 03:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/abuseofcoolies/wish/1431327708