While the end of colonial rule in India promised a new era, for workers employed in the extensive tea plantations, improvement has come at a glacial pace. Tea workers have been involved in many struggles in the past in an attempt to improve their working conditions and pay (see here and here). A recently released documentary exposed the terrible conditions that many of these workers still face while the major tea companies continue to make huge profits.
While the end of colonial rule in India promised a new era, for workers employed in the extensive tea plantations, improvement has come at a glacial pace. Tea workers have been involved in many struggles in the past in an attempt to improve their working conditions and pay (see here and here). A recently released documentary exposed the terrible conditions that many of these workers still face while the major tea companies continue to make huge profits.
