Agony of Plantation Workers in North-East India/K.R.
Sharma and T.C. Das. Delhi, Kalpaz Pub., 2008, 328 p., tables, ISBN 81-7835-571-X.
Agony of Plantation Workers in North-East India/K.R.
Sharma and T.C. Das. Delhi, Kalpaz Pub., 2008, 328 p., tables, ISBN 81-7835-571-X.
Contents: Preface. I. Arunachal Pradesh: 1. Introduction. 2. The Anula Shagun T.E.: Background and scope. 3. Economic life of the workers. 4. Social living of the workers. 5. The inter-ethnic relations. 6. Summary and conclusion. II. Sikkim: 7. Introduction. 8. Temi tea estate--a prelude to its economy and society. 9. Industrial relation in Temi Tea Estate. 10. Economic life of the workers. 11. Social living of the workers. 12. The plantation workers--their customs and traditions. III. Darjeeling: 13. Background and scope. 14. Socio-economic conditions of the workers. 15. Trade union movement in tea industry. 16. Trade union and workers participation. 17. Ethnicity and trade union movement. 18. Conclusion. Index.
"The book Agony of Plantation Workers in North-East India deals with socio-economic agonies of the plantation workers of the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Darjeeling of the North East India. The workers are mainly immigrants from various parts of the country and Nepal. After joining the jobs of tea plantations, they have been barricaded within the plantation enclaves only having little exposure outside the plantation world. Their socio-economic agonies have been hardly known to the civilized world of human society. The present book shall enlighten their commitments to the industry, organised exploitations in the plantation universe, socio-cultural milieus and integration process. It also highlights their participation in nation building aptitude and perceptions to the change brought about by the liberalisation of Indian economy including the plantation industry of the region. The book will be the source material for further empirical study of the plantation frontiers of the country." (jacket)