On Friday, 55-year-old Rishi expressed his frustration and despair, saying: "I’ve worked in the tea garden for so many years. On Friday afternoon, tea workers at the Lakatura Tea Estate shared their plight with reporters, describing the hardships they face due to the prolonged salary delay. The wages of workers at tea estates under the National Tea Company, or NTC, have been withheld for three months. According to Raju Goyala, organising secretary of the central committee of the Bangladesh Tea Workers Union, workers in all 12 tea estates in Sylhet Division under the NTC are facing the same issue. Syed Mahmud Hasan, managing director of Lakatura Tea Estate, said: "The company has made efforts, but no solution has been reached yet.

Source: bd News24 November 23, 2024 07:55 UTC