Tea workers stage protest demanding overdue wages

Hundreds of tea workers took to the streets of Sylhet on Friday, demanding the immediate payment of unpaid wages and rations. Organised by the Sylhet District branch of the Bangladesh Trade Union Centre, the protest march highlighted the dire financial and humanitarian crisis faced by thousands of workers from tea estates

Tea workers join work after 19 days

Tea garden workers in Sylhet began returning to work even on their weekly holiday, Sunday ending 19 days of strike after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped in to increase their daily wages to Tk 170 to 120. The new date was announced on Saturday night after the prime minister's meeting with

Who are the tea workers? A brief profile

The recent strike by the tea workers has brought national attention to a largely forgotten community of Bangladesh. Very little is known about their ethnic identity, culture or what they think about their lives in general. Although several studies have been carried out by various agencies including UN agencies, they