The Enmore Martyrs statue
Photos by Bryan Mackintosh
Enmore
Martyrs' Day commemorates the struggle of five sugar workers, which
struggle ended in their loss of life on June
16, 1948.
Those who died were: Lallabagee, 35; Pooran, 20; Rambarran, 30; Surujballi,
34; and Harry 30. They were killed by colonial Police
during a strike for more wages and against the ‘cut and load'
system introduced by the British.
Nineteen workers formed the strike party, and five were killed when Police
opened fire on them.