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The Surinamese Immigrants' Association ( nl, Surinaamsche Immigranten Vereniging) was formed in 1910 in Suriname, then the Dutch colony of
Surinam Surinam may refer to: * Surinam (Dutch colony) (1667–1954), Dutch plantation colony in Guiana, South America * Surinam (English colony) (1650–1667), English short-lived colony in South America * Surinam, alternative spelling for Suriname ...
. The association's goal was to advocate for the interests of the East Indian diaspora in Suriname, particularly contract laborers. In 1921 the Association requested that the ban on ''ganja'' (
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) be lifted and an import and sales concession be granted to them.


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