Hindustani contract workers heirs want an apology

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Hindustani contract workers heirs want an apology

Four representatives of the Surinamese Hindustani community demand an apology from King Willem-Alexander for the Dutch share in the colonial past. In a letter to the king, they write: 'It is high time for a just recognition and apology to the Hindustani descendants.' Representing the heirs of Hindustanis who worked in Suriname, they write: 'More than 150 years ago, victims and their heirs have been waiting for an apology.' Contract labor In 1873…