For generations, women have been the backbone of Assam’s tea industry, enduring harsh conditions, exploitation, and low wages ...

Tea processing is an energy-intensive activity, with factories operating at full capacity from April to November and scaling down from December to March.

of the Assam Tea Plantations Provident Fund Act, 1955, which seeks to remove the dearness allowance (DA) component from their ...

The North East Tea Association (NETA) on Tuesday welcomed the Assam budget's proposal for an AI-driven, blockchain-based tea ...

15,000 assistance for 1.5 million pregnant plantation workers to ease financial burdens and stated that "The BJP government is developing Assam and also serving the tea farmers here. The income ...

Assam government presents deficit Budget targeting tea workers, women, farmers, youth, and lower-income groups for 2025-26.

Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts, Vol. 4, No. 2, Reworking Race and Labor (Winter 2011), pp. 235-253 (20 pages) https://doi.org/10.2979 ...

Jhumoir is an integral part of Assam's tea garden workers and Adivasi community, and its origins date back to the early 19th century when tea plantations were established in the region.