wɪððə lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪksti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈæfɹɪkən ænd mˈælɐɡəsi slˈeɪvz ˈæftɚ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ðə fɹˈæŋkoʊmɔːɹˈɪʃən plæntˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnɚz ænd ʃˈʊɡɚɹ ˈɑːlɪɡˌɑːɹkz ɹᵻzˈɔːɹɾᵻd tʊ ˌɪndˈɛntʃɚd lˈeɪbɚɹɚz, ɔːɹ kˈuːliz, fɹʌm vˈɛɹiəs pˈɑːɹts ʌv ˈɪndiə tə wˈɜːk ɪn ðɛɹ fˈiːldz.
With the liberation of about 65,000 African and Malagasy slaves after the 1833 abolition of slavery the Franco-Mauritian plantation owners and sugar oligarchs resorted to indentured labourers, or Coolies, from various parts of India to work in their fields.