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The book is the result of intensive field study of the socio-economic and political problems confronting the tea plantation labourers of Assam. The morbid situation in Cachar plantations in south Assam, where most of the workers still live a life of penury, is also highlighted here. The immigrant labourers of Assam tea plantations, being the victims of poverty, ignorance, illiteracy and excessive exploitation by the Zamindars and agricultural landlords, left ...
Tea is the green gold of Assam. The biggest producer of tea in India is Assam, whose share ranges between 53 to 60% of India’s total production. Assam alone produces approximately 29% of the world tea production. The tea Industry of North-East India including Assam employs nearly 7.4 lakh labourers and supports 9.47 lakh dependants. Tea industry is a labour-oriented industry which requires a large number of workers right from the nursery to the final dispatch ...