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Analysis: Will Lotus Bloom Again In Assam's Tea Gardens?
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made two major announcements for tea garden workers.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Assam Government To Provide Rs 1,000 Every Month To Tea Workers: Minister
Two days before the first phase of Assembly elections in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will transfer Rs 1,000 every month in the bank accounts of tea workers.
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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Doctor, 73, Beaten To Death By Tea Garden Workers In Assam
A 73-year-old doctor who was attacked by workers of a tea estate in Assam's Jorhat district on Saturday died of injuries at a government hospital.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
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Analysis: Will Lotus Bloom Again In Assam's Tea Gardens?
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made two major announcements for tea garden workers.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Assam Government To Provide Rs 1,000 Every Month To Tea Workers: Minister
Two days before the first phase of Assembly elections in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will transfer Rs 1,000 every month in the bank accounts of tea workers.
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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Doctor, 73, Beaten To Death By Tea Garden Workers In Assam
A 73-year-old doctor who was attacked by workers of a tea estate in Assam's Jorhat district on Saturday died of injuries at a government hospital.
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Assam's Tea Workers Pick The Right Time For a Big Wish
Tea workers are part of the Other Backward Castes or lower caste groups which are entitled to 27% of state jobs and places in colleges. But they say this is a crowded space, leaving them with a negligible share, and want an "upgrade" to Schedule Tribe status.
