Siliguri, July 24 -- Thousands of tea workers under the banner of the Joint Forum of Operating Trade Unions of the Tea Industry of West Bengal staged demonstrations outside tea estates across the Terai, Dooars and Darjeeling hills on Friday before joining work, demanding an early resolution of long-pending industrial disputes and workers' welfare issues.
Workers will stage similar demonstrations on Saturday.
The forum had submitted an 11-point memorandum on 20 July to tea garden managements, the Consultative Committee of Plantation Associations (CCPA), the Labour Commissioner, the Principal Secretary of the Labour Department, the Tea Board Chairman and other authorities. The unions also submitted reminders seeking immediate action on thei...