India, April 16 -- Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation

A recent survey conducted among tea workers in West Bengal has revealed alarming levels of nutrition deficiency, shedding light on the precarious conditions faced by this vital workforce. The survey targeted at-risk workers working in tea estates and found more than half were experiencing severe nutrition deficiencies.

The survey was conducted against the backdrop of reports of an Adivasi tea worker in a north Bengal estate allegedly dying of starvation after failing to procure food from the government and allowance from the tea estate he worked with.

The Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS), an independent trade union representing tea estate work...