ured ▁labour ers ▁from ▁India ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁The ▁migr ations ▁to ▁serve ▁sugar c ane ▁plant ations ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Indians , ▁sout heast ▁A si ans ▁and ▁Chinese ▁sett ling ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁some ▁islands ▁and ▁countries , ▁the ▁South ▁Asian ▁migr ants ▁now ▁const itute ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Sug arc ane ▁plant ations ▁and ▁Asian ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁continue ▁to ▁th rive ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁F iji , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Bur ma , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Malays ia , ▁Indones ia , ▁Philippines , ▁British ▁Gu iana , ▁J ama ica , ▁Tr in idad , ▁Martin ique , ▁French ▁Gu iana , ▁Gu adel oupe , ▁Gren ada , ▁St . ▁Lu cia , ▁St . ▁Vincent , ▁St . ▁K itt s , ▁St . ▁Cro ix , ▁Sur in ame , ▁Ne vis , ▁and ▁Maur it ius . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁trad ers ▁and ▁plant ation ▁own ers ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁Queensland ▁( now ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁Australia ) ▁brought ▁between ▁ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 6 2 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁sugar c ane ▁plant ations . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁one - third ▁of ▁these ▁workers ▁were ▁co er