Bansi Lal cut cane for most of his life and now drives the tractor that pulls the loaded cane trucks to the rails for transportation to the Labasa mill. (Preston Merchant)

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Pritam Kaur in 'Deadly Experiments' by John Brownlow

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Sahidur Mir, 51, a green card holder from India, poses for a portrait in front of Wigwam Village #2, the roadside motel he owns in Cave City, Kentucky on July 31, 2017 (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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A historical mugshot depiction of indentured laborers the moment they set foot on South African shores. They were only identified by colonial numbers. (From Cane Fields to Freedom)

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An Indian tea seller, Rafik, pours karak chai in Dubai, U.A.E., Aug. 24, 2022. Inflation has increased prices, a blow to migrant workers who depend on the drink (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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NEW YORK - JULY 02: Kwik-E-Mart employee Kim Dillim bags a 6-pack of Buzz Cola for Carla Arnone of New York City at the at the Kwik-E-Mart Promotion For The Simpsons Movie At 7 Eleven (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Moi Ali with her father, Asuk Ali, and siblings in the early 1970s (Moi Ali)

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Ten of our best stories on South Asian workers and their history around the world.

Celebrating Labor Day 2024

Ten of our best stories on South Asian workers and their history around the world.