Tea workers

Tea workers

Although the government has made primary education compulsory nationwide, various surveys indicate that most of the tea garden children are deprived of primary education. Photo: Debasish Debu

For the children of our tea estates, education remains a distant dream

Amid the lush tea gardens of Bangladesh lies a bitter truth — thousands of children are forced out of school as they face poverty, gender inequality and systemic neglect. While rare success stories...

Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain addresses a view-exchange meeting in Moulvibazar on 16 May 2025. Photo: PID

Govt to form inter-ministerial committee to address tea workers' grievances 

The blockade began around 1pm, with workers holding a procession in the Osmani Airport Road at Chowkidekhi on 4 May 2025. Photos: Collected

Tea workers block Sylhet airport road demanding due wages

On 25 November, the workers under the banner of Bangladesh Tea Worker Federation and Tea Garden Education Right Implementation Council jointly brought out a torch procession demanding payment of outstanding dues, fixing daily wage etc. Photo: UNB

The tea workers’ movement and the need for land reform in Bangladesh

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

Workers of 8 tea gardens in Sylhet join work after getting partial arrears

Workers of National Tea Company. Photo: TBS

No money to buy rice: National Tea Company workers struggle to survive

Representational image. File Photo: TBS

Workers of 18 tea gardens returning to work after 3 months

Photo: UNB

Tea workers rally in Sylhet demands unpaid wages, protection for estates

The workers under the banner of Bangladesh Tea Worker Federation and Tea Garden Education Right Implementation Council jointly brought out a torch procession this evening (25 November). Photo: UNB

Sylhet tea workers bring out torch procession demanding dues

Hundreds of tea workers took to the streets of Sylhet on 15 November 2024. Photo: UNB

Tea workers in Sylhet stage protest demanding overdue wages

Around 5 lakh people are directly dependent on the tea industry. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Can tea workers be included in reform talks?

Despite the passing of several laws, amendments over the years have not adequately addressed the workers’ needs. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Will the tea workers ever get fair wages?

Photo: Courtesy

Female tea workers' rights situation unsatisfactory: Study