Tripartite toresolve meet teaestate stalemate

strtesmannewsserukn ' SIUGLTI, NOV:flavingfailed 19 . to resolve ongoing the stalemate between management the the and labourers twoclosed esates at tea atthedistrict level, thejointlabour planj commissioner to call a tri- planations Jalpargun in District. disbuised revised wagesto the panite meeting thelast in week of Unrest brokeout in tea plana- workenfromthetrade unions. November. tions when the managemerit "But not a single tradeunion . Some Adivasi leaders associated delayed dearing anears wages, lodgeda writtencomplaint , of with with the Progressive Vorkers they Tea said. thedepanment, cannot ask W to rnet Jnion recendy NorthBengal When a three-year tripartite the managementa teaestate of Develooment MinisterGautam labouragreement inked,.the unless receive writtencom. was we a Deb urged to take ini- apex and him the bodyof theteaplantrs had plaintabout violation thetrip'arof tiative reopen thedosed all tea agreed increase to wages fromRs titbagpeement," IvlrRizwan. to sdid '\X/e'are estates. 67to Rs for thefirstyear. 85 There edconcem about twa .wCre be Rsj inceases the closedtea'estates present. TheAdivasileaden lvlrDeb told to in at aboutthe plight of the workers, semnd thirdyedrs and forworkers Mapagement ieluctant to is and lvhere a few number of tea in theTerai theDooars. the Joiht resolve uisisowingto off.sea. plantenhavenot yet disburSed Labour Commissionersonin teaplanradon during winwages therevised thattook Muhammad at rate Rizwan said 'he ter. But we haveplanned call to effect in April 2010. They leamed the management another that of meedng the lastweek in informed about him four such tea two tea planations had nor yet of Novembeq"said. he

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