The labourers of Rosekandy tea estate in Cachar district of South Assam’s Barak Valley withdrew their strike after three weeks on Monday and more than half of them resumed their duties. All the labourers of the garden had gone on strike on June 9, demanding the ouster of general manager Ishvarbhai Ubhadia. “The rest might have gone out of the tea estate. Rosekandy tea estate, located 30km from Silchar town and spread over 560 hectares, annually produces 14 lakh kg of tea. Besides permanent workers, retired tea workers and villagers also live in the garden.

Source: The Telegraph July 01, 2019 19:52 UTC