Tea workers organized under Coordination Committee of the Tea Workers Union observed a 24-hours strike in West Bengal's Siliguri District on June 7, 2010 demanding hike in wages.
Tea workers organized under Coordination Committee of the Tea Workers Union observed a 24-hours strike in West Bengal's Siliguri District on June 7, 2010 demanding hike in wages.
The Defence Committee of Plantation Workers Rights (DCPWR) also participated in the strike. The workers are demanding hike in wages, medical facility in hospitals, repair of their quarters, and opening of closed tea gardens. The workers are getting a pittance of wages of Rs 67 a day. There are about 350 tea gardens in Terai Doars region and 92 in Darjeeling Hills, employing nearly 3.5 Lakh workers.