dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈiːst ˈɪndiə kˈʌmpəni ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwənt fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈuːl æt lˈiːst twˈɛlv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɜːkɚz ɚɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm ˈɪndiə bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi.
During the administration of the French East India Company (until 1767) and subsequent French rule at least 12,000 workers arrived from India between 1721 and 1810 before the abolition of slavery.