ASHOK B SHARMA
Posted online: Monday , August 13, 2007 at 0017 hrs IST
New Delhi When the tea sector is in crisis, the government thinks of only the industry, not tea garden workers, says a study on the distress of tea garden workers in West Bengal.
The study, by Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury and her team, has brought to the fore starvation deaths, cases of workers being mauled by wild animals, trafficking of abandoned widows and children, increasing suicides and smuggling of contraband and burglary. Welfare schemes, the public distribution system and basic amenities, like safe drinking water, healthcare, primary education and electricity are practically non-existent in the remote areas, says the report.
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