Workers at Kalchini Tea Garden protest after not receiving wages
Özet
Date Reported: 19 Tem 2023
Lokasyon: Hindistan
Şirketler
Kalchini Tea Estate - SupplierEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
İşçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Meseleler
Wage TheftYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Kalchini recently supplied tea to Unilever, according to a supplier list publicly disclosed by Unilever. Unilever provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Lipton Teas and Infusions, which took over most of Unilever’s tea business in 2022, was also asked for a response. Lipton said it does not source tea from the estate.
Source type: News outlet
"Kalchini tea plantation workers stage protest", 19 July 2023
On Wednesday, workers of Kalchini tea garden gheraoed the manager’s office with a charter of demands, including payment of wages, salary, PF, and gratuity for the workers. Krishna Oraon, worker, said, “Several workers have not received their weekly wages. Gate meetings like this will be held until Saturday. If our demands are not met during this period, we will stop all work in the garden starting from Monday.”