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Minimum Wage Of Tea Garden Workers Hiked By Assam Government
The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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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 Hikes Daily Wages Of Tea Garden Workers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday held a meeting with representatives of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and other tea bodies and discussed issues pertaining to wage fixation.
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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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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
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Don't Take Coercive Action Against Tea Companies Over Wage Hike Order: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday said no "coercive action" should be taken against the tea companies for not complying with wage revision notification of tea garden workers in Assam, days after the Sarbananda Sonowal government issued an order on the wage hike.
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After Rahul Gandhi Announcement, Assam Increases Tea Workers' Wages
With barely two months to go for the assembly election in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal government today decided to increase the daily wages of tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
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Minimum Wages, Closed Gardens Main Poll Issues In Bengal Tea Belt
Non-fixation of minimum wages for workers and closed tea gardens are the main poll issues in West Bengal's tea belt where the Lok Sabha elections will be held in the first two phases.
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"Chaiwala PM Doing This To His Community?": Assam Tea Body's Attack
The largest tea body of Assam on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who often refer to himself as a "chaiwala", for not being considerate towards the state's tea garden workers' plight and urged him to implement the promised minimum wage of Rs 350 before the new year starts.
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Tea Gardens Face Cash Crunch, Default On Paying Wages
Anima Tanti, a 40 year old tea garden worker in Tyroon tea estate in Upper Assam's Jorhat district, wants to know how soon will she get her weekly wages.
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Life After Note Ban: Bengal Jute Mills Take Wage Issue To RBI
Soon after tea garden owners sought the state government's intervention over cash problems due to the withdrawal of high-value notes, jute mills have approached RBI seeking a 'workable solution' to honour wage payments.
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Raising Wages of Plantation Workers Tough: Kerala Minister
Kerala's Labour Minister today said it would be a tough task to raise the daily wages of the state's plantation workers from the present Rs 231 to Rs 500.
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Tea Garden Owner Allegedly Hacked to Death by Workers in West Bengal
Tea garden owner hacked to death, allegedly by workers, West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District, after disagreement over payment of wage arrears.
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Minimum Wage Of Tea Garden Workers Hiked By Assam Government
The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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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 Hikes Daily Wages Of Tea Garden Workers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday held a meeting with representatives of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and other tea bodies and discussed issues pertaining to wage fixation.
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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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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
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Don't Take Coercive Action Against Tea Companies Over Wage Hike Order: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday said no "coercive action" should be taken against the tea companies for not complying with wage revision notification of tea garden workers in Assam, days after the Sarbananda Sonowal government issued an order on the wage hike.
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After Rahul Gandhi Announcement, Assam Increases Tea Workers' Wages
With barely two months to go for the assembly election in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal government today decided to increase the daily wages of tea workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
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Minimum Wages, Closed Gardens Main Poll Issues In Bengal Tea Belt
Non-fixation of minimum wages for workers and closed tea gardens are the main poll issues in West Bengal's tea belt where the Lok Sabha elections will be held in the first two phases.
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"Chaiwala PM Doing This To His Community?": Assam Tea Body's Attack
The largest tea body of Assam on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who often refer to himself as a "chaiwala", for not being considerate towards the state's tea garden workers' plight and urged him to implement the promised minimum wage of Rs 350 before the new year starts.
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Tea Gardens Face Cash Crunch, Default On Paying Wages
Anima Tanti, a 40 year old tea garden worker in Tyroon tea estate in Upper Assam's Jorhat district, wants to know how soon will she get her weekly wages.
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Life After Note Ban: Bengal Jute Mills Take Wage Issue To RBI
Soon after tea garden owners sought the state government's intervention over cash problems due to the withdrawal of high-value notes, jute mills have approached RBI seeking a 'workable solution' to honour wage payments.
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Raising Wages of Plantation Workers Tough: Kerala Minister
Kerala's Labour Minister today said it would be a tough task to raise the daily wages of the state's plantation workers from the present Rs 231 to Rs 500.
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Tea Garden Owner Allegedly Hacked to Death by Workers in West Bengal
Tea garden owner hacked to death, allegedly by workers, West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District, after disagreement over payment of wage arrears.
