Corvée labor and forced labor practices in colonial French West Africa (1895–1946)

1. French West Africa federation created by decree

   Jun 16, 1895Labels: French West, Governor-General

   • MJP Univ
   • ASNOM

2. Indigénat regime extended to French West Africa

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Code de, Colonial administrators

   • Native Code

3. Corvée in AOF formalized by local decree

   Nov 25, 1912Labels: Corv e, Public works

   • Native Code

4. World War I deepens coercive recruitment pressures

   Aug 1, 1914Labels: World War, Conscription

   • Native Code

5. Office du Niger irrigation project promoted for cotton

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Office du, Irrigation project

   • Office Niger

6. Anti-colonial activism publicizes abuses and exploitation

   May 1, 1927Labels: Lamine Senghor, West African

   • Senghor
   • LDRN

7. ILO Forced Labour Convention adopted in Geneva

   Jun 28, 1930Labels: ILO Convention, Geneva

   • ILO C29
   • Ratifications

8. AOF replaces corvée with “prestation” work tax

   Sep 12, 1930Labels: Prestation, Work tax

   • Native Code

9. Office du Niger created as a public establishment

   Jan 5, 1932Labels: Office du, Public establishment

   • Office Niger

10. Brazzaville Conference endorses ending forced labor

    Jan 30, 1944Labels: Brazzaville Conference, Free French

    • Brazzaville

11. Lamine Guèye law extends citizenship across empire

    Apr 7, 1946Labels: Lamine Gu, Citizenship

    • Lamine Gu ye
    • Native Code

12. Houphouët-Boigny law abolishes forced labor in AOF

    Apr 11, 1946Labels: Houphou t-Boigny, Forced labor

    • EBSCO
    • Wikimedia