Assam Tea Workers

Covid-19: Assam govt takes over health infra in tea estates, enforces SOP

State monitors health of 750,000-odd tea workers; each estate to be given Rs 5,000 to sensitise workers and officials about Covid-19

Tea production will rise only when workers' quality of life betters: ITA

ITA secretary general Arijit Raha said steps are being taken to ensure that tea garden workers avail central welfare schemes

After wage hike, Assam tea workers may face retrenchment in coming months

Estimates from tea producers suggest that on account of the recent interim wage increase of Rs 30 in the state, production cost has shot up to anywhere between Rs 160 and Rs 180 a kilo per day

A year after payment digitisation, Assam tea workers still rely on cash

Assam government initiated an ambitious plan to open bank accounts for all registered tea workers and asked the gardens to route the payment via banks

Assam tea workers who hoisted tricolour bare-chested booked for disrespect

The labourers were protesting closure of the garden and denial of benefits