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​ North Bengal tea workers minimum wage strike, 2018

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North Bengal tea workers minimum wage strike, 2018

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Three-day strike by tea garden workers across the Terai and the Dooars in north Bengal from 7 to 9 August 2018, called by a joint forum of trade unions after the state government's Rs 172 daily minimum wage offer was rejected and talks collapsed.

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  1. StrikeTerai and Dooars, north Bengal, West Bengal, India

    North Bengal tea garden workers strike for minimum wage, August 2018

    Resolved280,000 workers

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