Labour minister intervenes in tea gardens bonus dispute
Labour Minister Moloy Ghatak has intervened in the ongoing dispute over the 20 per cent bonus demand by tea workers in the Hills.
Labour Minister Moloy Ghatak has intervened in the ongoing dispute over the 20 per cent bonus demand by tea workers in the Hills.
A dramatic rescue operation unfolded today as members of a wildlife squad worked tirelessly to bring a stranded leopard to safety after it had taken refuge atop a tree to escape the crowds.
After the postponement of the Tea Advisory Council (TAC) meeting, which was convened by the labour minister as a chairman and scheduled to take place at the Tea Directorate office in Siliguri today, controversies have arisen over the last-minute cancellation and the reasons behind it.
According to the staff at the 'A grade' tea garden, which spreads over 508 hectares of land, there are 1252 permanent workers and around 300-350 casual ones, and that they are demanding all pending dues, including a part of last year's bonus, salary for December last year, tea makers' bonus, and other arrears.
Chief medical officer of health for Jalpaiguri district, RN Pramanik, admitted that no proper test has been conducted among the migrant workers to see if they are carriers of the novel coronavirus.
The DTDPLU on Thursday organised a rally, demanding wages of two fortnights and a month’s salary for sub-staff and staff of Singtom tea garden.
Expressing concern over the deaths, the chief minister directed Upper Assam Divisional Commissioner Julie Sonowal to inquire into it and submit a report to the government within a month.
A senior government official, according to reports has claimed that around 100 people had consumed the liquor in Salmira tea estate.
Left Front-affiliated trade union leaders associated with tea plantations have alleged that a ‘tremendous repression’ is going on in every…
