Mr Basu, today claimed that as two tripartite agreements had not been signed, a tea worker was not getting Rs 45.31 every day. Tea workers are getting Rs 202 a day, but they should have received Rs 247.31 a day, based on the rate of increment since 2014, he said.
Leaders of the Joint Forum, a conglomeration of over 23 trade unions associated with the tea industry, will hold another meeting in Siliguri on 29 June to formulate a final strategy for carrying out a movement to demand that the government implement the Minimum Wages Act in the tea sector.
A political observer said that last year's Gorkhaland agitation and the ensuing developments in the Hills was one factor that turned the tides in favour of BJP in the tea belt in the Dooars.
As BJP national president Amit Shah tours north Bengal early next month, the party seeks to put in place a…
