Darjeeling's tea garden workers are struggling to make ends meet
The workers are paid meagre wages, bound by a colonial labour system, without land rights and with little access to government schemes.
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The workers are paid meagre wages, bound by a colonial labour system, without land rights and with little access to government schemes.
Workers in Darjeeling’s tea industry should be paid better and given access to social security, experts say, adding that this is important not just for workers but for the tea industry to prosper.
The global economic downturn after Covid-19 and cheaper varieties from Nepal have also hurt the industry.
The Board of Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd has approved sale of Tukvar (Puttabong) Tea Estate, Darjeeling alongwith its recently developed heritage bungalow resort known as Puttabong Tea Resort at a net consideration of Rs. 50 Crores.