Question

“The laws of a colonised country did not have to stick to the democratic norms that the British back home had to follow.”

In what ways did the colonial laws favour the owners and managers of the tea industry?

Hint:

Colonial laws like the Workman's Breach of Contract Act (1859) favored European tea planters by transforming labor contracts into penal bonds, making running away a criminal offense and legally authorizing planters to arrest and detain workers.

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