President of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) and former DoNER minister Paban Singh Ghatowar calls for fair wages and basic rights for over 16 lakh tea workers in Assam. Workers in the tea industry have been deprived of minimum wage, health care, and education. ACMS has been demanding a hike in daily wages to Rs 350 for over a decade. The article highlights the challenges faced by tea garden workers in Assam.
Hundreds of female plantation workers from the Sealkotee tea estate in Dibrugarh district took to the streets seeking better pay and benefits from the management. They demanded a minimum wage of Rs 351 per day and land deeds for the landless tea workers. Read more.
Dibrugarh: Trade union members belonging to the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Assam Chah Mazdo.