HT Correspondent
MARGHERITA, June 7: Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) Margherita branch committee and tea garden workers on Friday organised an hour-long protest programme in front of the gate of Dehing Tea Estate Margherita under Tinsukia district.
The workers of Dehing Tea Estate Margherita and ACMS members shouted various slogans against the management due to the various burning problems they have been facing for many years.
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Over the past few years, the management of Dehing Tea Estate has not repaired the quarters of workers, which are in deplorable condition, and the water supply has been cut off for the workers in this scorching heat, said a tea garden worker.
Workers are angry that the water supply has been stopped in the name of saving diesel for the tractors which carry water tanks in the garden for the workers.
Even after two or more years of retirement, the workers of Dehing Tea Estate have not received their PF and gratuity money.
The workers of Dehing Tea Estate have been deprived of essential items such as slippers, umbrellas, firewood, tarpaulins, and water supply.
The workers of Dehing Tea Estate have to perform their duties while fighting with poisonous snakes and reptiles due to the long bushes which have not been cut for many years.
Workers alleged that Dehing Tea Estate manager Mohammad Noorshad Alam has been running the Tea Estate by exploiting the workers in the name of work.
The workers of Dehing Tea Estate Margherita have given a deadline that if by June 12 their demands are not fulfilled, then another protest programme will be taken up at Dehing Tea Estate Margherita.
When attempting to reach the manager of Dehing Tea Estate Margherita, this correspondent found that he was unavailable.
