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Solar power proves to be viable alternative energy in the tea estates in the state.

They claim that multinational tea firms breach labour laws and abuse workers' rights.

They claim that multinational tea firms breach labour laws and abuse workers' rights.

The TAI (Tea Association of India) has represented before the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, about the current precarious situation prevalent in the Tea Industry of North East India

Anshuman Kanoria, a member of the Santosh Kanoria family, said "we have bought the two premium tea gardens of Darjeeling, Jungpana and Goomtee. Jungpana is the most premium tea of Darjeeling and fetches a very high average price realisation".

Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL), a leading member of the Hayleys Plantations Sector, obtained the Gold status for all three steps of Measure, Reduce and Contribute under the Climate Neutral Now (CNN) initiative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), setting another regional benchmark in the plantations industry. One of several initiatives […]

No wage hike in Assam tea gardens for now, says Gauhati High Court Updated: Updated: March 17, 2021 13:17 IST The Indian Tea Association and 17 companies had challenged the State government’s decision to hike the daily wage of plantation workers by ₹50 Share Article AAA The Gauhati High Courts order effectively means the tea estates can continue to pay ₹167 as the daily wage to their workers.   | Photo Credit: AP The Indian Tea Association and 17 companies had challenged the State gove...

Guwahati high court provides liberty to tea estates to pay workmen interim enhancement of their wages Share Synopsis Guwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem proper till the issue is finally decided by the court. Agencies Guwahati High Court has provided the liberty to tea estates to pay to the workmen any interim enhancement of their wages as they deem proper till the issue is finally decided by the c...

Workers link wage issue and vote The Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) has called for a complete shutdown of tea estates across the poll-bound State on March 22 over the issue of plantation workers’ daily wages. The body has also resolved to launch a State-wide awareness campaign against the BJP-led government for “deliberately exploiting” plantation workers by using “wage as a tool” for extracting votes from them. The decisions against the wage hike “deceit” and...

Workers link wage issue and vote The Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) has called for a complete shutdown of tea estates across the poll-bound State on March 22 over the issue of plantation workers’ daily wages. The body has also resolved to launch a State-wide awareness campaign against the BJP-led government for “deliberately exploiting” plantation workers by using “wage as a tool” for extracting votes from them. The decisions against the wage hike “deceit” and...