Women in Assam’s tea industry: Forced to pluck or left to perish
For generations, women have been the backbone of Assam’s tea industry, enduring harsh conditions, exploitation, and low wages ...
First flush halt forces two gardens' closure; Darjeeling workers stop plucking of tea leaves to press for early settlement of bonus
This is the first time in recent memory that labourers have refused to pluck the first flush tea leaves and tea gardens are ...