{"id":3431,"date":"2025-11-02T07:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T07:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:27:22","slug":"prime-minister-hails-the-hard-work-resilience-and-patriotism-of-indentured-labourers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=3431","title":{"rendered":"Antoinette Phooliyar: PM Ramgoolam pays tribute to arrival of first indentured labourers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3431\" class=\"elementor elementor-3431\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0403ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e0403ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244a60bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244a60bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ControlZone-control\"><div><div class=\"cke_editable rte--read\" data-automation-id=\"textBox\"><p><b>GIS \u2013 02 November 2025:<\/b> A wreath-laying ceremony at the Lotus Monument situated at Antoinette Phooliyar, Barlow, to commemorate the 191<sup>st<\/sup> Anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius, was held this afternoon in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, and several Members of Parliament.<\/p><p>Wreaths were laid by Prime Minister Ramgoolam; the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Paul Raymond B\u00e9renger; the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Mahendra Gondeea; and other eminent personalities.<\/p><p>Antoinette Phooliyar, Barlow, is the camp where the first indentured labourers were brought to work in the sugar plantations of Ex-Antoinette Sugar Estate.<\/p><p>A first batch of 36 Bihari indentured labourers arrived from Calcutta, India, and settled in Mauritius in 1834.\u00a0 The village Antoinette Phooliyar serves as a tribute to these workers and as a testament to Mauritius&#8217;s role in the \u2018Great Experiment\u2019 of labour migration.<\/p><p>Earlier today a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Aapravasi Ghat UNESCO World Heritage Site to mark the 191<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary of the arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius.<\/p><p>The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> of November, a national public holiday, is a very important day for many Mauritians as it is a solemn and significant time of remembrance of our forefathers\u2019 struggles and contribution in shaping Mauritius&#8217;s identity, culture, and socio-economic landscape.<\/p><p>Government Information Service, Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. 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