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Gordon Bennett

1944 – 1991

Union organizer

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About Gordon Bennett

Lived 1944 – 1991 (aged 46–47).

Gordon Bennett (known locally as Tai Ko Seng [Big Brother Who Delivers]) (1944–1991 ) was an English-born labor advocate on Christmas Island. Bennet arrived on the island in 1979 to take a post as leader of the Union of Christmas Island Workers, where he worked for the wage and safety rights of marginalized Chinese and Malay laborers on the island.

Bennet died in 1991, and was buried in the island's Chinese cemetery, where his grave became a site of reverence, with offerings of liquor and cigarettes left for him by the island's Chinese and Malay residents.

Filmography Big Brother of Christmas Island, 1999

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Important facts

Born
1944
Birth century
Died
1991
Also known as
Tai Ko Seng

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Gordon Bennett's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Gordon Bennett?

union organizer

When was Gordon Bennett born?

Gordon Bennett was born in 1944.

When did Gordon Bennett die?

Gordon Bennett died in 1991.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gordon Bennett

· Wikidata: Q19840141

· DBpedia: Gordon Bennett (union organiser)

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