Dibrugarh: Hundreds of female plantation workers from the Sealkotee tea estate in Dibrugarh district took to the streets seeking better pay and benefits from the management.
Carrying placards and Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) flags and raising slogans, the women workers gathered in front of the tea garden manager’s office to voice their grievances and demands.
One of the key demands of the protesters was the implementation of a minimum wage of Rs 351 per day for tea plantation workers. They stated that the current daily wage of Rs 250 was insufficient to meet their basic needs and urged the management to address the issue promptly. The women also demanded land deeds or pattas for the landless tea workers and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the tea community to access benefits and opportunities available to other marginalised communities.
“We work long hours in difficult conditions but still are not paid a fair wage for our labour. We also demand land rights. We have been working on this land for generations but we do not have any legal right over it. We need land deeds to secure our future and protect our livelihood,” a protester said.
After the protest, the women submitted a memorandum outlining their demands to the garden manager.
Carrying placards and Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) flags and raising slogans, the women workers gathered in front of the tea garden manager’s office to voice their grievances and demands.
One of the key demands of the protesters was the implementation of a minimum wage of Rs 351 per day for tea plantation workers. They stated that the current daily wage of Rs 250 was insufficient to meet their basic needs and urged the management to address the issue promptly. The women also demanded land deeds or pattas for the landless tea workers and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the tea community to access benefits and opportunities available to other marginalised communities.
“We work long hours in difficult conditions but still are not paid a fair wage for our labour. We also demand land rights. We have been working on this land for generations but we do not have any legal right over it. We need land deeds to secure our future and protect our livelihood,” a protester said.
After the protest, the women submitted a memorandum outlining their demands to the garden manager.
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