Tea estate workers threaten indefinite hunger strike over dues
Joining their protest, organisations Nagarik Manch and Srijan have also pledged support, intensifying the pressure on authorities and estate management.
Joining their protest, organisations Nagarik Manch and Srijan have also pledged support, intensifying the pressure on authorities and estate management.
After five rounds of lengthy discussions, the tea industry in the Terai and Dooars regions reached a consensus on a 16 per cent base rate for bonus disbursement across all tea gardens, with certain concessions granted to some estates.
The Assam government on Friday said the deaths of 11 individuals at Tonganagaon Tea Estate in Upper Assam were caused by the consumption of illicit liquor rather than cholera.
Traffic came to a halt nearly eight hours on the National Highway at Banarhat in the Dooars today after hundreds of tea workers blocked the road demanding their wages and legitimate claims.
The Trinamool Cha Bagan Shramik Union finally took initiatives to reopen those abandoned tea plantations," a source said.
“No good news for north Bengal from this budget,” Mr Bihani said.
