Answer: coolies

AnswerCrossword Clue
COOLIESRickshaw pullers, e.g.
COOLIESThey built the Burma Road.
COOLIESOriental workers.
COOLIESOriental porters
COOLIESRickshaw men
COOLIESFar-East laborers
COOLIESManual laborers
COOLIESTheir wages are outrageous
cooliesCOOLIE, an Oriental labourer, also COOLY
cooliescharacteristic of or suitable for a coolie
cooliesunskilled laborer employed cheaply, esp. one brought from Asia
cooliesunskilled laborer, esp. formerly in China and India