The plight of tea workers in west Bengal

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The plight of tea workers in west Bengal

The once-thriving tea gardens in the fertile Dooars region of West Bengal have been facing hard times. We all know India is the second largest producer of tea in the world. According to the 2014-15 report of the national tea board, India produces 23 percent of the global share of tea, of which 78 percent is […]

Assam tea industry: a bitter cup?

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Assam tea industry: a bitter cup?

The factors leading to the present crisis in  Assam State’s tea industry include below average production, inferior quality of tea produced in a large number of factories, poor price realisation and failure to make reasonable profit, among others. Moreover, unwillingness of a sizeable number of the children of the tea garden workers to work in […]