Chinese prisoner’s ID card apparently found in lining of Regatta coat

UK brand says investigation shows individual was paid employee, not inmate, as Derbyshire customer raises concern over prison labour [update - see footnote]

The Guardian

#CHENNAI : Much is known about #Ooty 's aromatic #tea but very few know of the role of #Chinese #prisoners in expanding estates. 
Joe Thomas Karackattu, #IITM #professor with a #PhD in #ChineseStudies , in his latest #documentary , "Those 4 Years" released Thursday, #ShedsLight on such prisoners & their #descendants

#DocFilm about #deportation of #ChinesePrisoners from 1865 -1869, from #HongKong & #Malaysia & #Singapore
https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/150-years-later-chinese-descendants-still-reside-in-ooty/amp_articleshow/98718243.cms

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150 years later, Chinese descendants still reside in Ooty | Chennai News - Times of India

Much is known about Ooty's aromatic tea but very few know of the role of Chinese prisoners in expanding estates. Joe Thomas Karackattu, an IIT-M profe

The Times of India